Ep. 115: AAC Assessment and Intervention with Rachel Madel

In this interview episode, SLP Rachel Madel shares tips for school-age AAC users.

Time Stamps

0:00 Introduction and Lighting Round

10:47 How did you get interested in AAC?

15:07 Case Study (2nd Grader Conner)

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?

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?

41:58 Defining “robust AAC,” and giving examples of systems that are robust

43:18 Resources to use during an AAC evaluation

47:15 What are some motivating activities you use in your session?

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?

56:00 Ask communication partners - if a child had consistent access to a way to communicate - what would they say?

01:07:00 7 Takeaways for AAC use, wrap up


For full show notes and resources, visit: www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/115


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