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AAC Interventions to Maximize Language Development for Young Children
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Option(s):
Self-Study Web Workshop
Author(s):
Janice Light, PhD
Description:
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Note: This program's content is available free of charge, with an optional CEU component. Purchase the CEU test here, and access the program at the link below. You will receive a link to the CEU test by e-mail when your purchase is complete.
Content available from: AAC-Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC)
Young children who have significant communication disabilities are at risk in all aspects of their development. Early AAC intervention is essential to maximize outcomes. This session will report on the results of a research project, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research as part of the AAC-RERC.
The session will discuss: (1) effective designs for AAC systems to better meet the needs and skills of young children, and (2) effective techniques to implement AAC with young children who have significant communication disabilities (ages 0-3) and their families.
Implications for effective evidence-based practice will be discussed using case studies to illustrate the effects of these interventions on language and communication development. With early access to appropriate AAC technologies and services, young children with significant communication disabilities will be better able to build the language and communication skills that they require to achieve their full potential and maximize outcomes.
Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:
- describe features of AAC systems that do not currently meet the needs and skills of young children.
- describe features of AAC systems that would be desirable and better meet the needs and skills of young children.
- identify effective techniques that can support young children who rely on AAC to develop speech, language and communication skills.
- delineate ways in which young children in the project progressed in their speech, language and communication skills.
System Requirements
To complete this program, you will need the following:
And one of the following browsers:
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later, Netscape 7.x, Firefox 1.x or later, or Opera 7.11
- Mac OS X: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, Opera 6, or Safari 1.0 (Mac OS 10.2x or later only)
- Linux: Konqueror 3.3.1, Mozilla 1.7.3, Firefox 1.x
Continuing Education:
Date(s):
3/9/2008 to 12/31/2009
CEUs:
0.1
Instructional
Level:
Intermediate
Item #(s):
web7900
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