Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Catalog description

Corequisities: RDG 305 , SPE 423 , and SPE 442 . Instruction of classroom strategies for teaching communication skills to students with low-incidence disabilities. Included will be how to assess existing communication abilities of students with severe disabilities, and instruction on how to integrate use of aided and unaided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to include finger spelling, sign language, gestures, body language (total communication), augmentative and alternative communication systems and voice output communication aids (VOCAS), both low-tech and high-tech. Requires Teacher Education Program eligibility.