This is your school year to succeed with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)! Let’s get started!
Your students are equipped with their AAC solutions—whether it be speech-generating devices or iOS apps. You’re feeling excited to incorporate AAC into the learning experience! You’re feeling hopeful (and maybe a little overwhelmed) about all the ways AAC can help a child build language, communication, and social skills. You can make a difference and you don’t have to do it alone!
Team photo top row (left to right): Kirk, Jim; middle row (left to right): Heather, Debbie, Suzanne; bottom row (left to right): Brittany, Cortney, Beth
PRC-Saltillo’s Training and Implementation Team offers valuable resources to help you and your communication partners grow.
- Live, online and in-person trainings
- Self-paced eLearning courses
- Printable resources
- Curriculum supports
- Interactive language activities
- Coaching and personal-growth opportunities
This team is motivated to help you and your students build language and confidence! Stop by the PRC-Saltillo booth (#403) at the Closing The Gap 2023 Conference to say hello and ask questions.
AAC Learning Journey is your online destination for AAC support and implementation. This comprehensive learning hub features courses for beginner and experienced levels:
- Specific devices in the Accent®, NovaChat®, and Via® product lines
- Research-based vocabularies like Minspeak® and WordPower®
- Access methods
- Implementation strategies for any student’s AAC system
- Unique needs of students with complex bodies
- Bilingual challenges and approaches
There’s no cost to create an account and many courses are available for free. Check out this go-to resource and find valuable info you can use today!
“Enjoy learning from our highly professional team of AAC specialists! They have extensive experience providing AAC training, implementation ideas, and communication strategies to support you and individuals who use AAC.” -Kirk Behnke, M.Ed., ATPl
AAC Language Lab® offers you real-life solutions in support of language development. Explore interactive materials including lesson plans, smart chart generators, and brand-new curriculum supports to use with your students. The Language Lab is also the home of lite-tech communication boards that you can post wherever you might have a conversation—your classroom, the cafeteria, the library, the gym, and more!
Free resources are available; an annual subscription ($19.95) provides full access to all materials. Subscribe today!
“The AAC Language Lab has a host of ready-made lesson plans, activities, and resources available at your fingertips. When implementing AAC in your classroom this school year, look no further than the AAC Language Lab to help you and your learners succeed!” -Brittany Toney, M.A., CCC-SLP
You’ve got amazing learners, incredible technology, and a collaborative team. Now it’s time to set some communication goals. Realize Language™ gives you powerful ways to monitor, measure, and maximize a child’s use of their AAC system. This web-based service seamlessly collects, organizes, and displays device data and presents the results in easy-to-understand graphic formats.
- Determine a child’s status and check their progress
- Pinpoint optimal times of the day for intervention
- Measure vocabulary growth over time
- Determine which routinely-spelled words to add to the AAC system
- Choose vocabulary targets based on current vocabulary use
Try it for free for 30 days or sign up now for an annual subscription ($9.95) and celebrate your students’ AAC progress!
Need more personalized training? Get ready to learn from an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist! Built on social engagement and personal growth, AAC Coaching Corner offers fun and interactive small group learning. Join a cohort of professionals eager to improve their communication partner skills, expand their resource library, and network with others! These are the people you want in your corner to thrive with AAC. Coaching groups available for parents and families too. Learn more and join the next session!
“You’ll gain confidence in your communication partner skills and watch your AAC learners communication soar as you learn ways to offer more interactive opportunities in the classroom.” -Beth Waite-Lafever, M.A., CCC-SLP-ATP
About PRC-Saltillo
PRC-Saltillo is a leader in AAC solutions and vocabularies that help individuals worldwide achieve spontaneous, independent, and interactive communication regardless of disability, literacy level, or motor skills. With more than 50 years of experience serving the assistive technology community with AAC products, connect with your local AAC consultant about your unique communication needs.
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