Communication Across the Day for Complex Learners Using AAC
Communication is always happening and is one of the most important ways to improve student outcomes; build contextually appropriate behaviors, increase social interactions, allow for more inclusion and overall academics. In this training we’ll take a look at building in communicative opportunities across the student’s day. Whatever mode of communication: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), picture exchange, sign language, or vocal there are always opportunities for modeling, interacting, and building language. Making a plan for how opportunities can be incorporated into the day helps the team to be on the same page and understand their role in helping to allow the opportunities that will lead to the student’s growth and success across activities, environments and communication partners.

Understand WHY We Communicate (20 minutes)
Presume Competence (3 minutes)
Communication Functions (4 minutes)
Communication: An Essential Human Right (4 minutes)
What is Functional? (5 minutes)
Communication Modalities (4 minutes)
AAC Basics (22 minutes)
Activity: Understanding Symbols (5 minutes)
Vocabulary Selection for Your Student (43 minutes)
Vocabulary Selection (3 minutes)
Quantity of Vocabulary (7 minutes)
Oral and Written Language Development (5 minutes)
Activity: Let's Get to the Core (8 minutes)
How We Communicate - considering MODE & IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT (35 minutes)
Activity: Communication Partner (7 minutes)
How Do We Learn to Communicate? (8 minutes)
Provide Opportunities to Use (6 minutes)
Finding BASELINE to develop best GOALS for IEP (using DAGG-3) (1:04 hour)
DAGG-3 Ability Levels (19 minutes)
Communicative Competence (5 minutes)
Activity: DAGG-3 Goal-Writing (5 minutes)
Building Communication by Teaching AAC (1:04 hour)
Introduction to Teaching AAC (5 minutes)
Motivation in Teaching (8 minutes)
Modeling AAC and Teaching Core Words (10 minutes)
Teaching Core Words: "I" (2 minutes)
Teaching Core Words: "Like" (7 minutes)
Teaching Core Words: "Not" (8 minutes)
Teaching Core Words: "Want" (2 minutes)
Combining Core Words (4 minutes)
Modeling Examples (11 minutes)