USSAAC webinar

“Core vocabulary lists are frequently referenced when Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and other stakeholders are selecting vocabulary for early symbolic communicators who use augmentative and alternative communication. But is core vocabulary appropriate for emerging communicators who use AAC? This webinar will aim to align core vocabulary with typical language development through understanding when the words on seven core vocabulary lists emerge in typical language development. Further, we will discuss strategies that SLPs typically use to predict and select vocabulary for early symbolic communicators who use AAC. Finally, we will discuss vocabulary prediction for early symbolic communicators who use AAC. In each of these studies, we will attempt to describe the role of core vocabulary, align findings with language development, and discuss the clinical implications of the findings.”