Communication activities and opportunities for using AAC in School

27th April, 2023 (4:00pm - 5:00pm)

£30 per individual.

60 minute Online Learning workshop.

This practical workshop will provide information on communication activities and opportunities for using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for learners with complex communication needs, across the school day. Relevant for education staff teaching learners with limited spoken/verbal language skills from conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy and other physical difficulties, learning disability and sensory impairments. It will focus on selecting a set of simple AAC symbol-based tools, to include printed formats (i.e., communication chat, choosing and activity boards) and simple electronic voice output communication aids (i.e., BIG/LITTLE macks, Go Talks and the Sounding Board app for iPad).

We will explore ways to differentiate these AAC tools for learners with different additional support needs and some examples for setting up them up to support communication across different topics. The purpose to provide information and inspiration for using AAC more, with your own learners.

Participants attending the course should be familiar with the term Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and understand the reason for using AAC with learners with additional support needs.