Overview
Don't you just love a success story? We will be sharing the case study of an eight year-old girl's transition from PECS to speech-generating device (SGD) and the amazing team collaboration that was fueled by their shared excitement over the progress they were witnessing. Our journey resulted in checklists, lesson plans with data collection, photos, videos, and handouts that we want to share with you and your team. This is the story of how we did it and we believe you can do it too.
Content Disclosure: This session is focused on a case study of an eight year-old girl's transition from PECS to speech-generating device (SGD) and the team collaboration involved in the successful transition. There will be limited or no information provided about similar research projects or case studies.
Learning Objectives
- Compare the different roles of at least 3 team members in the transition process.
- Describe how to update at least 3 lessons from use of PECS to high-tech AAC.
- Identify at least 3 strategies to increase student's success in transitioning from PECS to high-tech AAC.
Primary & Secondary Strand
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Target Audience
- AT Specialists
- Caregivers
- Communication Specialist
- Consultants/Trainers
- Educators
- Family Members
- Paraprofessionals
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Special Education Educators
Experience Level
Intermediate
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
All; Birth - PreK; Elementary - Secondary (K-12); Higher Education; Adult/Senior
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with recording
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2022 Conference on Friday, Jan 28: 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
ASHA CE Information:
Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: March 15, 2023
This course is also offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
As this course was included in the ATIA 2022 Virtual Event series, please refer to the ATIA Learning Center CEUs page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.
Speaker/s:
Ann Bedard
EASTCONN, Assistive Technology Specialist / Speech-Language Pathologist
Biography
Ann Bedard is a Speech-Language Pathologist and salaried employee at EASTCONN, a regional education service center located in Hampton, Connecticut. She specializes in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and provides assessment, consultation, and professional development to serve individuals who have complex communication needs. For over a decade, Ann has worked as an AAC consultant across Eastern Connecticut schools, to collaborate with and train educational teams in regards to selection and implementation of AAC in the educational environment. Her work is partially funded by the CT Tech Act Grant. Prior to working with the AT Team, Ann worked in the EASTCONN Related Services Group as a full-time school-based SLP. Ann also concurrently worked in the home setting to deliver speech-language services through EASTCONN's Birth-to-Three program. She received her Bachelor's degree from UConn and Master of Science degree from Southern Connecticut State University. While pursuing her graduate degree, Ann worked in the university's Center for Adaptive Technology. She is grateful for having gotten the opportunity to work with individuals with special needs from birth through post-secondary education. Ann is an ASHA member and helps lead a statewide AAC Community of Practice.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Ann Bedard is a salaried employee at EASTCONN, a regional education service center located in Hampton, Connecticut. Her work is partially funded by the CT Tech Act Grant.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Ann is a member of ASHA and participates in a statewide AT Community of Practice.