AAC and Aided Language in the Classroom
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-53195-3 (ISBN)
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Have you got learners in your class who have Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCNs) who would benefit from resources to support their communication skills, such as using Aided Language/ Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)?
This empowering book is designed with these questions at its heart. Written in an accessible style, by teachers for teachers, it offers guidance and support to help you to overcome barriers and successfully implement AAC. The book:
Addresses myths and misconceptions, with discussion points to encourage the reader to reflect on their own practice.
Shares the current evidence base around successful support strategies.
Includes easy to implement, practical strategies that can be adopted in any classroom to have maximum impact and enhance learners’ communication skills.
Contains a wealth of relatable, real-life examples and case studies included throughout, to bring theory to life and help you deliver effective classroom practice and support your learners with s.
Clearly outlines the variety of different assistive technologies available for facilitating communication.
Providing readers with a range of useful tools and resources to implement Aided Language/AAC, AAC and Aided Language in the Classroom builds practitioners’ confidence and enables educators to provide a universal level of support for learners with SLCNs. It is valuable reading for school leaders, SENCOs, teachers, and learning support assistants, as well as speech and language therapists supporting educators with the implementation of Aided Language/ AAC.
Katy Leckenby is a Senior AAC Consultant for Ace Centre, a national charity providing support and advice to people with complex needs around the use of Assistive Technology (ATech) and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Katy is passionate about facilitating communication and removing barriers to ensure that all students can fully access education. She holds an MA in Inclusive Education and was a teacher for seventeen years, starting in Primary then moving into Special Education where she taught young people with ASC, MLD, SLD, PMLD and complex needs. Meaghan Ebbage-Taylor is a Senior AAC Consultant for Ace Centre and a trained Primary School teacher. She has worked within a special school teaching pupils with a range of communication difficulties, including those who have made use of a wide range of AAC, both paper-based and electronic. Meaghan’s teaching background has given her a good insight into the everyday implementation of AAC within a classroom context and how to support this to meet the communication need of individuals to get their voice heard.
Preface
Chapter 1- More Than the Freedom of Speech
Chapter 2 - Lifting the Veil of Terminology
Chapter 3- Myths and Misconceptions: What the Research Tells Us
Chapter 4– Education is not an Island– The Importance of Teamwork
Chapter 5- What we Already Know
Chapter 6- Getting the Environment Right
Chapter 7- What is Symbolic Language?
Chapter 8- How do we Teach Symbolic Language?
Chapter 9- Modelling
Chapter 10- Language Development – The Danger Zone of Just Requesting
Chapter 11- Low Cost, Effective Resources
Chapter 12- Communication Partner Skills
Chapter 13- Supporting Access to Aided Language for Learners with Physical Disabilities
Chapter 14- Assessment and Target Setting
Chapter 15- Opportunities – Pupil Voice
Chapter 16- Whole School Approach to Supporting Learners with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCNs)
Chapter 17- Final thoughts
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.8.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | nasen spotlight |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, color; 13 Tables, black and white; 85 Line drawings, color; 17 Line drawings, black and white; 42 Halftones, color; 3 Halftones, black and white; 127 Illustrations, color; 20 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 297 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Logopädie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-53195-9 / 1032531959 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-53195-3 / 9781032531953 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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