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Margaret Perkins, M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP Prentke Romich Company mcp.cons@prentrom

Margaret Perkins, M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP Prentke Romich Company mcp.cons@prentrom.com. Welcome to the AAC Language Lab! Purpose: AAC implementation is often a challenge Where do we start? Where are we going/what is our vision? How do we implement language with AAC?

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Margaret Perkins, M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP Prentke Romich Company mcp.cons@prentrom

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  1. Margaret Perkins, M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP Prentke Romich Company mcp.cons@prentrom.com

  2. Welcome to the AAC Language Lab! • Purpose: • AAC implementation is often a challenge • Where do we start? • Where are we going/what is our vision? • How do we implement language with AAC? • The AAC Language Lab is designed to give support for a planned, organized intervention method that supports: • Normal language learning experiences • Gradual building of vocabulary

  3. 3 Find your teaching materials 1 2 3 2 Select your vocabulary 1 Identify your stage

  4. Language Stages: • Determine which language stage best describes the individual. • May refer to Language Development at this point • Devices and Unity: • Awareness of the stage supports you in selecting an appropriate Unity vocabulary. • Teaching Resources: • You are then ready to look at the support materials for teaching language for communication www.aaclanguagelab.com

  5. Identify Your Stage

  6. Information About Each Stage • Brief Description • Vocabulary Size • Utterance Length • Sample Utterances • Expected Outcomes

  7. Select Your Vocabulary

  8. Once you have determined what level to start with you are ready for the second step: • Select Your Vocabulary • Selection of an appropriate Unity vocabulary for the stage 3 language user. • Select “Unity Program Options.” You can also get there from “Devices and Unity Programs” on the home page. • Since I have already selected Stage 3 as my language target, I can look at the vocabularies available in each device and select one that fits Stage 3.

  9. Select Your Vocabulary

  10. Teaching Resources for All Language Stages Language Lesson Plans Teaching Materials Exchange Teaching Resources in the Device The Unity Curriculum (for Unity 60 and 84) Language Partner Resources

  11. Language Lesson Plans

  12. Language Lesson Plans

  13. Teaching Materials Exchange • You can access the Teaching Materials Exchange on PRC’s main website. • To access materials appropriate for your stage, first enter the device you are using, and then the vocabulary. Our Stage 3 device user is using a Vantage Lite with Unity 60 Sequenced.

  14. Teaching Resources in the Device

  15. Language Partner Resources

  16. More Resources

  17. Your Resource for Successful AAC Implementation www.aaclanguagelab.com

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