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Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Learning Needs, Third Edition
Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC
Communicative Competence for Individuals Who Use AAC
Teaching Communication Skills to Students with Severe Disabilities, Second Edition
Peer Support Strategies for Improving All Students' Social Lives and Learning
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Ensure the best academic outcomes for students who use AAC
Coming Soon!
Practically Speaking
Language, Literacy, and Academic Development for Students with AAC Needs
Edited by Gloria Soto, Ph.D., & Carole Zangari, Ph.D.
"A must read for anyone who strives for the best education for students with AAC needs." —Stefanie Sachse, AAC expert, University of Cologne
"A wealth of evidence-based, yet highly practical strategies for promoting the social inclusion and academic achievement of students who require AAC. A better professional resource could not be found." —Jeff Sigafoos, Ph.D., Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
 When K-12 students use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), what can SLPs and educators do to ensure the best academic and social outcomes? They'll find out in this accessible guidebook—every professional's key to helping students develop the language and literacy skills that lead to higher academic achievement and positive peer relationships.
A must-have guide for educators and SLPs who provide communication support, this book answers pressing questions about working with students who use AAC and helps teachers skillfully meet student needs while satisfying the demands of their curriculum. Pre-service and in-service educators and the SLPs who work with them will learn to
- collaborate effectively to improve outcomes for students who use AAC
- determine student needs through effective, ongoing reading, writing, and language assessments
- develop IEPs based on each child's language, communication, and literacy goals
- help students move beyond emergent literacy and develop the skills research identifies as the keys to reading success
- meet IDEA requirements by adapting the general curriculum so all students participate and achieve
- support students' successful use of various AAC technologies, such as communication boards, word prediction software, and speech generating devices
- supplement classroom instruction with visual and oral scaffolding supports for students with AAC needs
- promote positive social relationships and friendships between students who use AAC and their peers
To provide students who use AAC with the best support, readers will get clear descriptions of instructional techniques, guidelines for curriculum adaptations, and practical tools and visual aids such as model intervention plans, task analysis forms, and charts of sample accommodations.
Balancing practical strategies with up-to-date research, this book unlocks language and literacy skills for children who use AAC and lays the groundwork for long-term school and social success.
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ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-55766-951-3
Paperback
approx. 384 pages
7 x 10
January 2009 / $39.95
Stock# 69513
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Tentative Table of Contents
I. Assessment
1. Educational Assessment Issues
Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell
2. Assessment of Early Communication Skills
June E. Downing
3. Language Assessment for Students Who Use AAC
Lisa A. Proctor & Carole Zangari
4. Diagnostic Reading Asssessment for Students with AAC Needs
Dave Koppenhaver, Beth E. Foley, & Amy R. Williams
5. Writing Assessment for Students with AAC Needs
Beth E. Foley, David A. Koppenhaver, & Amy R. Williams
II. Instruction and Intervention
6. Academic Adaptations for Students with AAC Needs
Gloria Soto
7. Addressing the Communication Demands of the Classroom for Beginning Communicators and Early Language Users
Jennifer Kent-Walsh & Cathy Binger
8. Supporting More Advanced Linguistic Communicators in the Classsroom
Carole Zangari & Gail Van Tatenhove
9. Addressing Literacy Demands of the Curriculum for Beginning Readers and Writers
Karen A. Erickson & Sally A. Clendon
10. Addressing the Literacy Demands of the Curriculum for Conventional and More Advanced Readers and Writers Who Require AAC
Janice Light & David McNaughton
11. Strategies to Support the Development of Positive Social Relationships and Friendships for Students Who Use AAC
Pam Hunt, Kathy Doering, Julie Maier, & Emily Mintz
12. Integrating Assistive Technology with Augmentative Communication
Yvonne Gillete
III. Supports
13. Supporting Collaborative Teams and Families in AAC
Nancy B. Robinson and Patti L. Solomon-Rice
14. Consideration of Cognitive, Attentional, and Motivational Demands in the Construction and Use of Aided AAC Systems
Krista M. Wilkinson & Shannon Hennig
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