One, Two, Three - AAC: Streamlining AAC at School Using MTSS Tiers and the Specific Language System First Approach
Learn how one school district has streamlined AAC services with an AAC framework, tiered AAC supports and focused classroom interventions. Participants will learn about intersections between AAC supports and Multi Tiered Systems of Support, understand the Specific Language System First approach, and review a case study of how one district implemented AAC modeling and focusing on core words as their primary AAC classroom interventions.
Presented by
Melissa Petersen, MA, CCC-SLP, NBCT (she/her) is an educational speech language pathologist and National Board Certified educator who has 15 years experience working in K-12 public schools in Washington State. Her professional interests include Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT), and clinical supervision. Her personal interests include raising service dogs, bicycling, and canoeing. She lives in Seattle with her spouse and a collection of puppies. elissa works for the Edmonds School District, which is featured as the case study in this presentation.
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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
Special Educators
Paraprofessionals
AT Specialists
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You’ll be able to
Identify three intervention strategies for implementing AAC in a school setting Learners will identify the Specific Language System First approach to AAC, and when it is an appropriate approach to AAC implementation Learners will identify AAC tools for different tiers of support.
The full 1 hour
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Introduction: guiding principles, minimum requirements for AAC systems, primary AAC intervention strategies
15 minutes - 2
Specific Language System First approach
10 minutes - 3
MTSS Tiers
10 minutes - 4
Case study: Tiers 1, 2, 3
20 minutes - 5
Wrap up & questions
16 minutes
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