Training Strategies

The Technology Integration Questionnaire

Where is your team on the continuum of AAC integration? Perceptions of the success and use of AAC strategies often vary among staff members. To evaluate the strengths and needs of your team, it is suggested that your team complete the following questionnaire. The purpose of this tool is to gather information, not to judge staff performance; therefore questionnaire respondents do not need to identify themselves on the form.

Staff Integration of AAC Rubric

This rubric was designed to provide speech/language pathologists and educational staff with the opportunity to identify their skill level in the area of augmentative communication. It can also be used to identify the current level of integration of AAC by the school team. This handout also has a section that teams can use to quickly identify personal training needs.

Minspeak Meets Aided Language Stimulation

• Crayon Book
• Tea Party

Teaching Strategies

Lesson Planning Example

Story Title and Description: Froggy Gets Dressed

• The theme for the week: Frogs
• Concepts to reinforce all week: on/off, grow, change
• Targeted standards (Wisconsin): Oral Lang. C.4.2 Listen to and Comprehend Oral Communications, Science F.4.3 Illustrate ways organisms grow through life stages
• The week before (Things to do/Materials to gather): 5 Frogs Hop IntelliPics, Froggy Gets Dressed boards, Tadpoles

AAC Theme Kits

• 1 Month Check Out
• Some assembly required :)
• 2 experienced people 1 week in addition to their caseload

Binder: Theme Activity Ideas

Activity Ideas for Kit Materials

Clipart & Other Pictures

Web Resources

Reproducible Activities

Communication Symbols/Boards

Overlay Pockets