Bilingual AAC at Home
In this session, participants will explore evidence-based strategies for integrating AAC into home environments. Topics will include busting AAC myths for bilingual users, implementing AAC in daily routines, and empowering family roles in decision-making. Participants will also review practical tools and intervention models to support family-centered AAC practices and promote sustainability. This course is registered as Content Area 2 with ASHA.
Presented by
Alma M. Partida is a bilingual and bicultural school-based Speech-Language Pathologist specializing in AAC. She graduated from San Jose State and received focalized training in AAC. She currently practices as an SLP and AAC consultant in Northern California with preschool and early elementary-aged students. She is also a clinical supervisor at CSU-Monterey Bay. Alma manages the Instagram accounts @AACForYouandMe and @DiverseAAC. Alma is the owner/Founder of Con Alma Speech Therapy and co-founder of Bilingue AAC.
Melissa Tapia is a bicultural and bilingual certified Speech-Language Pathologist in Illinois. Melissa is the owner and founder of Hablame Speech Therapy. She focuses on a client-centered collaborative model with bilingual families through in-home therapy services and helping AAC users gain access to communication in their immediate and most comfortable environment using various communication modalities and educating caregivers on how to best support their children together. Melissa manages the Instagram account @hablame_de_language. Melissa is the owner/founder of Hablame Speech Therapy and is a co-founders of Bilingue AAC
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
Clinical Supervisors
Educators
Graduate Students
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 AAC myths about bilingual and multilingual users.
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You’ll be able to
Demonstrate applicable strategies for home-based AAC.
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You’ll be able to
Identify accessible tools for AAC home implementation.
The full 1 hour
Your learning path.
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Introduction
5 minutes - 2
Bilingual AAC Myths and Facts
5 minutes - 3
What Does the Research Say about home AAC
5 minutes - 4
AAC for Everyday Routines
20 minutes - 5
Apps for Everyday Learning
5 minutes - 6
Setting up a successful AAC home environment
10 minutes - 7
Q&A
10 minutes
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Complete the short post-course assessment with 80% or higher to confirm mastery.
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