Summary: In this interview episode, SLP Rachel Madel shares tips for school-age AAC users. <br><br>Time Stamps <br><br>0:00 Introduction and Lighting Round <br><br>10:47 How did you get interested in AAC?<br><br>15:07 Case Study (2nd Grader Conner) <br><br>28:11 How do we do a high tech AAC assessment? Where do we start? What resources can we access to do this AAC eval? <br><br>32:32 How do you judge success in an AAC trial? How do we know if what we are trialing is working? What are we looking for? <br><br>41:58 Defining “robust AAC,” and giving examples of systems that are robust<br><br>43:18 Resources to use during an AAC evaluation <br><br>47:15 What are some motivating activities you use in your session? <br><br>50:50 Ideas for students who line up and stack toys by color - how can an SLP engage in that activity when that’s what is motivating? <br><br>56:00 Ask communication partners - if a child had consistent access to a way to communicate - what would they say? <br><br>01:07:00 7 Takeaways for AAC use, wrap up<br><br><br>For full show notes and resources, visit: <a href="http://www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/115" rel="noopener">www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/115</a><br><br><br>Check out our early developing sounds boom deck bundle on TPT: <a href="https://bit.ly/3rRjUl8" rel="noopener">https://bit.ly/3rRjUl8</a>
