1. Communication: Throughout the School Day Created By: P79 Speech department Created By: P79 Speech department

2. Ice breaker AAC Classroom checklist

3. Speech Therapy In Special Educational Classroom Role of the Speech Therapist. Ensure each student has their own voice. Collaborate with teachers. Differentiate lessons plans. Target student’s IEP goals

4. Educational Assistants in special educational Classroom What is your role in the classroom? What is your role in supporting communication? 1.Make devices and boards available in the classroom 2.Bring devices to help students communicate across the school environment. 3.Be mindful of communication systems in the classroom.

5. Let’s Review What is AAC? Augmentative alternative communication is any method of communication that is used in addition to or instead of speech.

6. Alternative Augmentative Communication No Tech Head Nodding Low Tech Communication Boards/books Picture symbols Eye Gaze Board TOBIS High Tech Big Mac, Step by Step, GoTalk4, GoTalk9, GoTalk20, Tech8. iPad: Proloquo2Go, verbally, touchchat, LAMP.

7. The Big Mac one message device is a device that records one human voice message. This device is excellent for requesting messages such as: “more”, “turn the page”, and “My turn”.

8. The 2-message I talker voice output communication device can record 2-message. With the human voice this device is perfect for requesting and making choices. Such as: “eat” and “drink”. The student can choose which one they want.

9. Go Talk 4 is a 4-message voice output communication device. Up to five levels can be recorded on this device.

10. How Can they be used throughout the day? Refer to AAC Rubric and checklist

11. Communication Application Proloquo2Go An app that can be used as an AAC device. Visual Support Collaboratively used with Speech and Classroom Teachers

12. ProloQuo2Go Cheat Sheet: How to add buttons and Folders Practice creating folders and buttons for your classroom teachers.

13. YES/NO APP PROGRAMMING

14. Questions?