Florida
Manhattan Center
4210 West Bay Villa Avenue
Tampa, FL 33611-1206
Description:
Presented by Joan Bruno, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and author of the Gateway to Language and Learning page set, this session will highlight the features of Gateway© that are critical for fostering language development and linguistic competency. It will describe key factors that are critical to any successful AAC intervention program. This includes a discussion of both professional roles and responsibilities and the use of intervention strategies that can result in improved linguistic performance. A wide variety of therapy materials will be reviewed. Handouts will include sample lesson plans, designed to improve expressive language performance, that are appropriate for use with the full range of Gateway page sets.
Following this session, participants will:
1. D escribe several efficiency features of Gateway.
2. Describe intervention strategies that can promote linguistic competence.
3. Name several therapy materials that can be used to improve expressive language
performance.
Cost: $50
To register, please call Customer Sales and Support at 1-866-DYNAVOX.
Downtown Library
401 E. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32635
Description:
Presented by Joan Bruno, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and author of the Gateway to Language and Learning page set, this session will highlight the features of Gateway© that are critical for fostering language development and linguistic competency. It will describe key factors that are critical to any successful AAC intervention program. This includes a discussion of both professional roles and responsibilities and the use of intervention strategies that can result in improved linguistic performance. A wide variety of therapy materials will be reviewed. Handouts will include sample lesson plans, designed to improve expressive language performance, that are appropriate for use with the full range of Gateway page sets.
Following this session, participants will:
1. D escribe several efficiency features of Gateway.
2. Describe intervention strategies that can promote linguistic competence.
3. Name several therapy materials that can be used to improve expressive language
performance.
Cost: Free
Illinois
Proctor Hospital (Professional Office Building)
5409 N. Knoxville
Peoria, IL 61614
Description:
"An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a written statement…including how the child’s disability affects the child’s involvement and progress in the general curriculum…" (Section 614 of IDEA ’97). Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) provides a bridge to involvement and progress in the general curriculum for many of these children. We may feel overwhelmed by AAC technology and the idea that we must develop a separate curriculum for students using AAC. However, we must remember that AAC is really about how we can provide access to the general curriculum. We must strive to provide students with tools to participate in academic and social activities throughout the school day.
I n this session, we will examine typical state academic standards for the general curriculum. We will address how an AAC device can help students with complex communication needs access this curriculum and meet performance standards. Specifically, we will focus on literacy standards and how they provide the necessary foundation for participation in all areas of the general curriculum. Examples will include academic standards for grades K-6. We will allow time to outline and develop a lesson plan that addresses specific IEP goals.
Following this session, participants will :
1. Describe how to incorporate AT/AAC into IEP goals.
2. Identify the language tools that support active participation in the general curriculum.
3. Develop a personalized lesson plan incorporating a range of IEP goals based on
academic standards.
* Cost: $50
To register, please call Customer Sales and Support at 1-866-DYNAVOX.
* This morning workshop is being offered in conjunction with an afternoon workshop, AAC Goals for Adults: Living in the Real World . Attendees may attend a single workshop for $50, or may attend both workshops for $75.
For questions regarding location, parking, etc., please contact Tracy Denniston at 309-692-8110
Proctor Hospital (Professional Office Building)
5409 N. Knoxville
Peoria, IL 61614
Description:
Adults using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are very diverse. They have different past experiences with communication, live in different settings, participate in different activities and have different expectations for the future. They also have a variety of different diagnoses, some long-term and others more recently acquired. In spite of their differences, adults using AAC have one thing in common: They must interact in a variety of environments and fill a variety of social roles. Achieving successful communication in these various real world contexts is an important goal for adult AAC users.
During this session, we will discuss how to determine the communication environments, partners, me