AAC in Early Intervention: Practical Strategies for Improved Early Outcomes
Learn how to support early communication milestones using AAC! Discover how to foster early language with AAC, including device "babbling," gestures, and environmental sounds. Explore strategies such as joint attention and turn-taking and review practical examples of measurable early AAC goals for emerging communicators.
Presented by
Kelli Meyer, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, is a pediatric speech-language pathologist, educational consultant, and digital content creator with over a decade of experience specializing in Early Intervention (0-3) and family-centered communication support. She is a candidate for Board Certified Specialist in Childhood Language Development, DIRFloortime® certified, and committed to neurodiversity-affirming practice. Through her platform, The Speech Scoop, Kelli has built a trusted online community of 200,000 SLPs, caregivers, and families by sharing free speech, language and play resources, tips and strategies. Kelli currently serves as Social Media Manager at AbleNet, where she works to increase access to robust AAC through education, advocacy, and practical implementation strategies.
Disclosure: Kelli is the owner of the online community The Speech Scoop and is employed by AbleNet.
Built for you
Who this course is for
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
Early Intervention Specialists
Parents & Caregivers
Pediatricians
After this course
What you’ll walk away with.
You leave with concrete skills and frameworks you can apply in your next session, classroom, or family visit, not just ideas to think about later.
Earn your CEUs
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 at least three early communication milestones that can be supported with AAC.
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You’ll be able to
Name at least two early language strategies and how the strategy supports improved early language outcomes.
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You’ll be able to
List one example of a practical, measurable early language goal that incorporates AAC.
The full 1 hour
Your learning path.
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0:00 to 0:05 - Welcome and overview 0:05 to 0:20 - Early communication milestones supported with AAC 0:20 to 0:40 - Strategies to build early language outcomes 0:40 to 0:52 - Practical examples 0:52 to 1:00 - Measurable early AAC goals + wrap-up/Q&A
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Free courses, ASHA CEUs when you opt in.
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Pass the assessment
Complete the short post-course assessment with 80% or higher to confirm mastery.
CEUs reported to ASHA
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