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Educational resources for AAC

Supporting individuals who need AAC in learning language & literacy (Holyfield et al, 2024)

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Presentation Team

Christine Holyfield, Janice Light, David McNaughton, Dana Nieder, and Jamie Preece

Webcast Description

This presentation was first made at the Future of AAC Research Summit on May 14, 2024.

Cite as
Holyfield, C., Light, J., McNaughton, D., Nieder, D., & Preece, J. (2024, May 14). Supporting individuals who need AAC in learning language & literacy: State of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions [Video recording]. Future of AAC Research Summit, Arlington, VA. https://tinyurl.com/AAC-Holyfield-et-al-2024

(Transcript as pdf)

Video production by Rebecca Wood (Penn State University)

Additional Resources

Light, J., Barwise, A., Gardner, A. M., & Flynn, M. (2021). Personalized early AAC intervention to build language and literacy skills: A case study of a 3-year-old with complex communication needs. Topics in Language Disorders, 41(3), 209-231.

Patenaude, D., McNaughton, D., & Liang, Z. (2024). Using visual scene displays with young children: An evidence-based practice synthesis. Journal of Special Education Technology, Early on-line.

Bridging Research to Practice with Visual Scene Displays (VSDs)

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6 presentersSix AAC scholars describe the results of research examining creative uses of a visual scene display (VSD) approach to supporting communication. The webcast was sponsored by the Attainment Company and hosted by the International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). Please click on a link below to watch a specific topic.

 

Christine Holyfield (University of Arkansas) 
Introduction to Visual Scene Displays (VSDs)

Michelle Therrien (Florida State University) 
Using VSDs to support peer interaction during book reading 

Emily Laubscher (Penn State University) 
Using Video VSDs to support communication during play 

Nimisha Muttiah (University of Kelaniya) 
Training paraprofessionals to use low-tech VSDs  

Jessica Caron (Penn State University) 
Using the Transition to Literacy feature in VSDs to support single word reading 

Salena Babb (Messiah University) 
Using Video VSDs to support work skills 

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Chris Klein: Building Relationships through the Tools of Communication

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Webcast description

Chris Klein is a graduate of Hope College, and is an active advocate and educator in the field of AAC. Chris was born with cerebral palsy, and uses augmentative communication to help support his work with BeCOME AAC, (Building Connections through Mentoring and Educating about AAC), be a motivational speaker, and be an active member of his community and local church. Chris strives to live his life to the fullest.

This video was produced by Chris Klein and David McNaughton as part of the work of the AAC-RERC. The AAC-RERC was funded by NIDRR under grant #H133E080011.

Additional resources

BeCOME AAC

AAC and Communication in the Workplace

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Webcast Description
For many adults with complex communication needs, employment plays an important role in life-satisfaction.

In this free webcast, David Chapple and David McNaughton use a series of case examples, with video illustrations, to demonstrate that individuals who require AAC can achieve positive employment outcomes.

Chapple and McNaughton also discuss challenges to workforce participation, and key strategies that support employment success.

Introduction to AAC

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Kathy Drager, Janice Light, & David McNaughton

Webcast Description

This introductory level webcast on “AAC and Children” by Kathy Drager, Janice Light, and David McNaughton (Penn State University) is designed as an introduction to the use of AAC. It focuses on ways to provide communication opportunities, model the use of AAC, pause, respond to the child, and most of all, to have fun!

This webcast was produced as part of the work of the AAC-RERC under grant #H133E080011 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). The production of this webcast also was funded by U.S. Department of Education grant H325K080333

The contents of this website are a joint offering of Penn State University and the RERC on AAC. They were developed, in part, under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90REGE0014) to the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (RERC on AAC). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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