The Importance of Multimodal Communication
This is an introductory course to Multimodal Communication. AAC devices are great tools for communication purposes! However, does the patient have to solely rely on the use of an AAC device to functionally communicate? A multimodal form of communication encompasses the use of signs, gestures, vocalizations, words, word approximations, and/or icons. With this method, the patient is able to use any form of communication to convey a message. It is time to embrace any or all forms of communication as opposed to asking the patient to just pick one.
Presented by
My name is Yarely Ramirez, and I am a bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist. I obtained my bachelor's of sciences in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Texas in Austin in 2017. After graduation, I became an SLP-A in order to get more experience in the field. I then returned to school, and I was part of the inaugural CSD program at Baylor University through their online program. I received a Master of Sciences in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor University in 2021. I am currently a Clinical Lead at a private practice in Houston, TX. My role as a clinical lead is to mentor and provide guidance to SLPs in the assessment and treatment of patients with an AAC and the bilingual population. My areas of expertise are Augmentative Communication Disorders, Pediatric Language Disorders and Speech Sound Disorders in Spanish and English. My career goal is to break the stigma of using an AAC as a mode of communication in the Hispanic/Latino Community.
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
Occupational Therapists
AT Specialists
Educators
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.
- 01
You’ll be able to
Identify the define the term Multimodal Communication, while also demonstrating an understanding of its practical applications.
- 02
You’ll be able to
Identify the different ways to model using Multimodal Communication.
- 03
You’ll be able to
Identify how to structure an activity for parent coaching on Multimodal Communication.
The full 1 hour
Your learning path.
- 1
Introduction
5 minutes - 2
What is Multimodal Communication?
5 minutes - 3
Modeling Multimodal Communication
10 minutes - 4
Goal writing and data collection for Multimodal Communication
10 minutes - 5
Parent coaching on Multimodal Communication
10 minutes - 6
Case Study
15 minutes - 7
Summary, Q&A
5 minutes
Earn ASHA CEUs in three steps
Free courses, ASHA CEUs when you opt in.
Register & attend
Register in under a minute. Join live or watch on-demand, whichever fits your schedule.
Pass the assessment
Complete the short post-course assessment with 80% or higher to confirm mastery.
CEUs reported to ASHA
Choose to be reported on the assessment and your 0.1 ASHA CEUs are filed to ASHA for you. No paperwork, no chasing certificates.
Ready when you are
Save your seat. It’s free.
Registration is short and free: no credit card, no trial, nothing to cancel later.
Keep going
More in Assistive Technology
Reimagining AAC: A Tool Based Approach to Meaningful Communication
This workshop reframes AAC as a continuum of tools that support communication across routines, environments, and stages of development. Participants will explore how gestures, subtle cues, core boards, switches, robust systems, and partner strategies work together to create a flexible communication toolbox. We'll examine how shifting from a device‑focused mindset to a tool‑focused approach reduces pressure, increases access, and supports joyful interactions. Attendees will learn to identify AAC tools across the continuum, support communication in natural contexts, model language authentically, build confidence through low‑pressure opportunities, and create environments where AAC users have multiple ways to express themselves.
Writing Real Goals and Collaborative Lesson Plans for Switch Users
This session will review some basics of teaching switch skills to students and then we will do deep dive into collaborative goal writing. You will learn what is recommended when writing collaborative goal from a joint paper from our professional organizations (AOTA, APTA, and ASHA). Real life samples of collaborative goals will be discussed and shared as a resource. Finally, in this session you will be provided with samples of daily switch planning guides and learn how to implement these as part of a student's daily routines.
Four Tools That Help Your Student's Get 100's of Swith Hit's a Day
In this session you will learn about four different switch activities that you can utilize to create opportunities for you switch users to get 100's of switch hits a day. These activities are designed with engagement and participation in academics, play, and leisure in both general education and special education settings. Having opportunities to develop switch skills with activities incorporating repetition with variety improves a student's access method to become more automatic. These four activities help students develop motor skills necessary for point or step scanning, as well as mouse emulation.