Ep. 115: AAC Assessment and Intervention with Rachel Madel
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 10 min
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Episode description
In this interview episode, SLP Rachel Madel shares tips for school-age AAC users.
Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction and Lighting Round
10:47 How did you get interested in AAC?
15:07 Case Study (2nd Grader Conner)
28:11 How do we do a high tech AAC assessment? Where do we start? What resources can we access to do this AAC eval?
32:32 How do you judge success in an AAC trial? How do we know if what we are trialing is working? What are we looking for?
41:58 Defining “robust AAC,” and giving examples of systems that are robust
43:18 Resources to use during an AAC evaluation
47:15 What are some motivating activities you use in your session?
50:50 Ideas for students who line up and stack toys by color - how can an SLP engage in that activity when that’s what is motivating?
56:00 Ask communication partners - if a child had consistent access to a way to communicate - what would they say?
01:07:00 7 Takeaways for AAC use, wrap up
For full show notes and resources, visit: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/115
Check out our early developing sounds boom deck bundle on TPT: https://bit.ly/3rRjUl8
Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction and Lighting Round
10:47 How did you get interested in AAC?
15:07 Case Study (2nd Grader Conner)
28:11 How do we do a high tech AAC assessment? Where do we start? What resources can we access to do this AAC eval?
32:32 How do you judge success in an AAC trial? How do we know if what we are trialing is working? What are we looking for?
41:58 Defining “robust AAC,” and giving examples of systems that are robust
43:18 Resources to use during an AAC evaluation
47:15 What are some motivating activities you use in your session?
50:50 Ideas for students who line up and stack toys by color - how can an SLP engage in that activity when that’s what is motivating?
56:00 Ask communication partners - if a child had consistent access to a way to communicate - what would they say?
01:07:00 7 Takeaways for AAC use, wrap up
For full show notes and resources, visit: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/115
Check out our early developing sounds boom deck bundle on TPT: https://bit.ly/3rRjUl8
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