Technically Speaking: A Closer Look at How to Increase Positive Outcomes with High-Tech AAC
This session is a follow-up to "Reverse the Curse" presented in April 2022 where device abandonment and prompt dependency were defined in order to help you identify the signs and symptoms. Now let's move beyond the basic solutions and get technical. Learn how to adjust software settings and choose vocabulary targets that will decrease problem behavior and increase motivation. Plenty of video examples will be shared once again.
Speaker
For over a decade, Ann has worked as an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) consultant across Eastern Connecticut schools (and beyond thanks to Zoom), to collaborate with and train educational teams in regards to selection and implementation of AAC in the educational environment. Prior to working with the Assistive Technology Team, Ann worked in the EASTCONN Related Services Group as a full-time school-based SLP. Ann also concurrently worked in the home setting to deliver speech-language services through EASTCONN's Birth-to-Three program. She received her Bachelor's degree from UConn and Master of Science degree from Southern Connecticut State University. While pursuing her graduate degree, Ann worked in the university's Center for Adaptive Technology. She is grateful for having gotten the opportunity to work with individuals with special needs from birth through post-secondary education. She and her husband have an 8 year-old daughter and 4 year-old son.
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Every minute is written for working clinicians, educators, and families. You walk away with real-world tools to try with your next learner, not abstract theory.
Speech-Language Pathologists
Educators
AAC Teams
Communication Partners
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What you’ll walk away with.
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Attend the full course and pass the post-session assessment at 80% or higher. Your 0.1 ASHA CEUs are reported to ASHA when you opt in on the assessment.
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You’ll be able to
Identify how adjust software settings to reduce problem behavior.
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You’ll be able to
Identify how to choose appropriate vocabulary targets.
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You’ll be able to
Identify strategies used within video examples.
The full 1 hour
Your learning path.
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Introduction
2 minutes - 2
Surveys
3 minutes - 3
Dwell Time/Hold Duration
10 minutes - 4
Ignore Repeat/ Repeat Tap Delay
10 minutes - 5
Display & Brightness
5 minutes - 6
Screen Time Restrictions
5 minutes - 7
Preference Assessment
5 minutes - 8
Shaping Behavior
10 minutes
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