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a free weekly webinar series with Dr Caroline Musselwhite, CCC-SLP and Maureen Nevers, CCC-SLP. We have been walking Angelman families through how to evaluate if they have a robust AAC system, how to think about and plan for aided language stimulation, and how to create opportunities to model and use specific targeted words. The content is targeted at Angelman syndrome families but is applicable to any population with complex communication needs and significant disabilities.

The Use of an Eight-Step Instructional Model to Train School Staff in Partner-Augmented Input

Kate Ahern's post on the (mis)perception that low-tech AAC should be explored before high-tech AAC

"The effect of aided language stimulation on vocabulary acquisition in children with little or no functional speech."

"Using Aided AAC Models, Recasts, and Contrastive Targets to Teach Grammatical Morphemes to Children Who Use AAC"

"The impact of aided language stimulation on symbol comprehension and production in children with moderate cognitive disabilities"

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Spanish version of the Aided Language Stimulation Explained Video

Teach a student to use a communication device to generate language by using the communication device as a model.

In this blog post by a famous AAC clinician named Gail Van Tatenhove she tells the story of Velma, an employee at an adult facility who witnessed Gail talking with an AAC user by modeling on the device. Velma was inspired to become "America's Next Top Modeler" with Gail acting as her coach. In the article, Gail outlines some initial scripts she gave to Velma to use when chatting with the AAC user. These scripts were necessary because Velma couldn't be expected to know where every word was she might ever need to say. The scripts took the pressure off! Velma only needed to find these few words. Guess what happened? In time, Velma learned where all of these words were so she didn't need to use the scripts at all.

Discover AAC infographic on Parents' role in AAC use

Information Kit for AAC Teams Teaching Strategies - Modelling in Everyday Activities http://www.rockybay.org.au/resources/useful-links

AAC: Ideas for Infusing Core Language Across the Curriculum ATIA presentation 2014

Page 2 of this 3 page document shares a short self-assessment for communication partners to help them identify areas in which they can grow.

Slide deck related to a presentation on teaching language to students who use AAC by planning meaningful activities all day long. It reviews critical components including core vocabulary, motor planning/memory, aided language stimulation, language development, classroom implementation strategies, planning for language all day long, data collection, and more!