Teaching Tips for AAC
Augmentative/Alternative Communication Intervention Products & Presentations. Dr. Caroline Musselwhite & Julie Maro. Ideas for teachers working with children: Tips & Tricks, Tip of the Month, Activity Ideas, Creating Communication Based Book Boards. http://aacintervention.com/index.htm
Quality Indicators for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Michael McSheehan, Clinical Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Project Coordinator, Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire. List of quality indicators to determine whether the provider of AAC evaluation or services is promoting inclusive education. (on-line newsletter issue) http://www.drcnh.org/Rapsummer07text.doc
Communication by Brian Kajiyama. Lecture about the importance of augmentative communication by a doctoral student who uses AAC at University of Hawaii; shares experiences, poems. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFS36ZeouGM&feature=rec-fresh+div-r-1-HM. See more of Brian's work in Personal Stories.
CreativeCommunicating.com. AAC Teaching tips, parent tips, information on emergent literacy. http://www.creativecommunicating.com/tips.cfm
Small Steps Approach to the Mainstream Curriculum by Marion Stanton PGCE Dip. Ed. Special, September 2004, CandLE, Bolton, UK. "Where pupils have difficulty with communication and movement it is essential that we avoid assumptions. They may have more ability than they are able to show us. It is important to ensure that they have access to the same curriculum as their peers appropriately differentiated." Article provides hierarchy of learning support recommended for use "where a pupil has a label that might indicate a cognitive difficulty." http://www.contactcandle.co.uk/page14.htm
Social Scripts: Co-planned Sequenced Scripts for AAC Users. "Social scripts are interactions such as joke-telling, sharing life stories and general conversations ... They support students in learning to claim, start, and maintain turns in a conversation." http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2002/proceedings/209.htm
A Supports Planning Model for the Learning of General Education Curriculum Content by Students with Significant Disabilities. Provides a case study of a student who uses AAC. http://www.osep-meeting.org/2006conf/Presentations/Tuesday/2_LGP_morning/GenEdCurriculum/LGP_CJorgenson.ppt#849,40,Student Participation in GE Classrooms
When Two Worlds Collide: Using Aug. Com. in the Home by Nancy J. Hogan, Assistive Technology Specialist, The CCATT Center, Northampton, MA. "Jamie, my wonderful puzzle, is approaching three all too quickly. This is the story about how he is learning to communicate..." http://www.connsensebulletin.com/worlds.html
