Do you know someone who can use their AAC system beautifully in a structured situation in the classroom or in therapy - but who doesn't use it in fast paced social situations? This interactive session will give you skills to support students to use generative language with their peers. The importance of repetition with variety will be discussed - and demonstrated! Strategies outlined will include: barrier communication games, combining core vocabulary and literacy, and determining authentic purposes for all practice. Participants will engage in multiple 'try-it' activities to help learning generalize, just as we hope to make vocabulary generalize for our AAC users!

Speaker: Dr Caroline Musselwhite

Caroline is a Speech Language Pathologist and assistive technology specialist with more than 25 years experience working with children and adolescents with severe disabilities. She is an inspirational speaker and a leading expert on AAC. She is also a founding member of the board of Directors for the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). She has a strong emphasis on fun and on building social networks for AAC users.

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