Description
Recorded: March 21, 2024
Length: 60-Minutes
One of the hallmark features of a comprehensive literacy program is helping learners build connections to what they are reading. However, helping students with complex communication needs build these connections can prove to be a challenge, especially when tasked with integrating varying types of AAC and additional strategies for literacy instruction, while keeping in mind their individual sensory needs.
Throughout this session, participants will examine the benefits of incorporating AAC, literacy, and sensory components into lessons, and discuss how incorporating these elements into lessons increases learners’ motivation, connection to, and engagement within the lesson. Additionally, examples of successful lessons and school-wide activities will be shared with opportunities for participants to brainstorm and construct lessons and activities for implementation in various settings.
As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:
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Describe three features within AAC, literacy, and sensory components that make them beneficial additions to lessons for students with complex communication needs.
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Design at least one lesson highlighting and incorporating one or more elements from each component of AAC, literacy, and sensory.
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Relate two to three reasons that AAC, literacy, and sensory components are important to include in lessons.
Megan Stewart, M.S. CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist, 20 years as an SLP, focusing on learners with complex communication needs, Owner of Senseable Literacy.
