She has 11 years' experience of working in the field of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, spending her first 7 years working in a Special School. She has an Honours degree (BSc) in Speech and Language Pathology from Queen Margaret University and her particular area of interest is enabling peer interaction and group opportunities for people who use AAC.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 18th October, 2023
Category AAC Communication Support Needs
This 'wheel' of Apps provides a categorised guide to iPad Apps for individuals with complex communication support needs, who may need to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 14th September, 2023
Category AAC Books for All
CALL Scotland's award-winning accessible versions of Scottish Book Trust's Bookbug P1 Family Bag books are available to download for learners in Scotland now!
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 11th September, 2023
Category AAC Symbols
CALL Scotland's award-winning symbol resources to accompany Scottish Book Trust's P1 Family bag books are now available to download.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 22nd August, 2023
Category AAC Symbols
Do you have learners who use AAC and who you would like to help become better communicators? Would you like to know more about tools and techniques to help develop your support and practice? CALL Scotland can help!
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 10th May, 2023
Category AAC Books for All
We were so pleased to be asked to deliver a workshop at Scottish Book Trust's recent Sharing Sensory Stories Author Lab. The 10 authors involved got their hands on our Bookbug Shared Reading symbol resources and accessible digital books and got the chance to experience communicating using AAC.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 13th February, 2023
Category AAC Eye Gaze
How do we introduce and develop communication technology with learners who have complex communication and access needs?
This is a true story of an AAC user’s journey-from simple communication technology to high tech eye gaze access for communication and literacy.
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 17th November, 2022
Category Symbols Communication Support Needs
People all over Scotland are talking about Education as part of a National Discussion. A promise has been made to listen to the views of children and young people. Every child’s ‘voice’ in this discussion is important and their views will be listened to carefully and used to make S...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 27th October, 2022
Category Symbols
Looking for some accessible Hallowe'en reading material?
Why not download one of our spooky Bookbug books for your learners from the Books for All Database?
From this year’s upcoming Bookbug Family bag there’s Scaredy Bat
Download Scaredy Bat
Or, why not br...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 26th September, 2022
Category Symbols Books for All
CALL Scotland’s award-winning accessible versions of Scottish Book Trust’s P1 Family bag books are available to download NOW! The 3 books are the nominees for the Bookbug Picture Book Prize 2023 and will be gifted to every P1 child in Scotland in time for Book Week Scotlan...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 21st September, 2022
CALL Scotland’s award-winning symbol resources to accompany Scottish Book Trust’s P1 Family bag books are now available to download. The 3 books are the nominees for the Bookbug Picture Book Prize 2023 and will be gifted to every P1 child in Scotland in time for Book Week ...
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