New Discoveries: AAC Resources to Explore
Highlighted Resource: AAC Planning Tool (APT)
Read moreNew Discoveries: AAC Planning Tool (APT)
New Discoveries: APT: AAC Planning Tool
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day 2019
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day 2019
March 27, 2019 is National Assistive Technology Awareness Day
Read moreAACademics: March 2019
AACademics AAC Research Summary: The Influence of Information and Role Playing Experiences on Children’s Attitudes Toward Peers Who Use AAC by Beck and Fritz-Verticcho (2003)
AACademics: Each month, NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.
This month’s article explores the influence of being provided information about communicating with an AAC user, as well as role-playing being nonspeaking, on peer to peer interactions between AAC users and non-AAC users.
Read more19th Annual Youth Leadership Forum - Apply Now!
2019 Youth Leadership Forum
The 19th Annual Youth Leadership Forum - applications due May 30, 2019
Read moreAAC and Symbol Selection
AAC & Symbol Selection
NWACS Contributor Margaret shares how her school district AAC Task Force selected a symbol set for standardizing core word communication boards district-wide.
Read moreAACademics: February 2019
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Dynamic Assessment for 3- and 4-Year-Old Children Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Evaluating Expressive Syntax by Binger, Kent-Walsh, and King (2017)
AACademics: Each month, NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.
The topic for this month’s summary is dynamic assessment.
Read moreRethinking Motivation and AAC Learner Engagement
Rethinking Motivation and AAC Learner Engagement
NWACS Contributor Kylee shares some takeaways from a podcast she listened to regarding motivation and how it relates to our AAC learners.
Read moreAACademics: January 2019
AACademics AAC Research Summary: The impact of augmentative and alternative communication intervention on speech production of individuals with developmental disabilities: A research review by Diane C. Millar, Janice C. Light, and Ralf W. Schlosser (2006)
AACademics: Each month, NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.
The topic for this month’s summary is the effect of AAC interventions on speech production.
Read moreTakeaway: The Five Key Components to LAMP
Takeaway: The Five Key Components to LAMP
NWACS Contributor Kylee shares information she learned at a recent LAMP training.
Read moreAACademics: December 2018
AACademics AAC Research Summary: Consistent Symbol Location Affects Motor Learning in Preschoolers Without Disabilities: Implications for Designing Augmentative and Alternative Communication Displays by Jennifer J. Thistle, Stephanie A. Holmes, Madeline M. Horn, and Alyson M. Reum (2018)
AACademics: Each month, NWACS Contributor Julia highlights hot topics in AAC Research in a format that makes for some lighter reading and helps us apply current research to our AAC learners.
The topic for this month’s summary is motor learning and AAC!
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