Faculty Advisor
Aaron Doubet | MA, MS, CCC-SLP
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Description
Children use speech and language to express their wants and needs, interact socially and gain information about the world around them. When a child has difficulty with either speech or language, they face many challenges because they are unable to convey their message with their family, peers, teachers or community at large. Early Intervention (EI) is a key in remediating these communication difficulties. The sooner EI is provided the better. One way to aid children with complex communication needs is the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). A primary purpose of AAC is to increase opportunities for communication with many different people in their lives (parents, teachers, siblings, peers, etc.). Why are we not educating all the communication partners, how to communicate back in the modality we expect AAC/ AT users to use? The purpose of this study is to show the importance of use of AAC/AT in preschoolers and educating all communication partners from a young age.
Disciplines
Communication Sciences and Disorders | Speech and Hearing Science | Speech Pathology and Audiology
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Department
Communication Disorders and Deaf Education
College
College of Education and Allied Health
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Degree Program
Speech-Language Pathology
Publication Date
2020
Publisher
Fontbonne University Archives
City
St. Louis, MO
Recommended Citation
Guiffrida, Lucy, "Early Intervention: The Use of AAC/AT in Preschool Classrooms" (2020). 2020 SLP Posters. 22.
https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/slp-posters/22
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