An Educator’s Guide to AAC
An Educator’s Guide to AAC
Supporting Communication and Language Learning
Authors: Howard C. Shane, Ph.D., Leigh Anne White
To support communication and language for K-12 students who use AAC, educators need practical, evidence-based strategies they can readily implement in the classroom. That’s what they’ll find in this authoritative guidebook, an ideal professional development resource for special educators and other service providers working with students who are non- or minimally speaking.
Contains Companion Materials
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READERS WILL:
- Review the seven pragmatic functions of communication
- Explore the impact of various disabilities on communication
- Learn principles and practices of communication and language assessment for learners who are non- or minimally speaking
- Get expert guidance on successfully applying educational and therapeutic interventions in the classroom
- Master a three-part framework for using visuals to support students’ comprehension, enhance their language expression, and help them plan and organize learning tasks
- Discover tips and strategies for creating a communication-friendly classroom
- Leverage AI as a time-saving helpmate to create intervention plans and materials, so that educators can focus more on working with students
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Gather critical information for supporting students with the included photocopiable tools: a General Preferences Inventory, Communication Profile, Spoken Vocabulary Inventory, Autism Language Program Concept Inventory, and more.
Invited Contributor: Howard C. Shane Ph.D. Author: Leigh Anne White
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