Minspeak Academy online course

Note: this is a two-day online course

2/21/24 and 2/22/24, 9am - 12:30pm PST each day

“Engaging communicators in meaningful learning opportunities is important to teaching authentic communication and language skills. For some, creating opportunities for engagement can be challenging due to limited interests. This presentation will explore strategies for expanding a client’s interest inventory and identifying motivating activities. The presenter will also discuss the importance of communication partner input strategies to promote authentic communication and provide suggestions for developing and utilizing various strategies to encourage and develop language rather than requiring device use. Videos of parents, teachers and speech therapists engaging with children who use AAC will be viewed and analyzed. Various resources for supporting language development for young children and adolescents using Minspeak vocabularies will be provided.”