Hear All About It! Home News Informs AAC System Development and Early Literacy Instruction for Preschoolers
Universal Voices: The Right to be Heard, Move and Belong
Join us April 30, 2026 鈥� May 1, 2026
In attempting to develop and organize personalized AAC systems for young children with complex communication needs, it is important for school-based interventionists to know of and build upon daily experiences outside of the classroom, including interests, language, and ideas that are valued in the home environment. However, it is an ongoing challenge to learn of and, in turn, use this information to regularly update AAC systems and to provide instruction in ways that allow children to talk about familiar, motivating experiences and become increasingly competent communicators using AAC. We discuss how this problem has been approached in a preschool setting using a curricular activity of the Bridge School program, the regular sharing of what we call 鈥楬ome News鈥�. Through the use of case examples with video and audio recordings, we illustrate how 鈥楬ome News鈥� is used to expand AAC systems and to provide instruction specifically targeting individualized goals and objectives across operational, strategic, social, and linguistic competencies. We describe our process for recording, archiving, and analyzing 鈥楬ome News鈥� and provide tip sheets for promoting a family鈥檚 selection and recording of 鈥楬ome News鈥� to best support and expand their child鈥檚 growing communicative competence with AAC.
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麻豆社 serves children ages 3鈥�13 with extensive speech and physical disabilities through a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program based in Hillsborough, CA.
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AAC by the Bay Save the Date!
April 30 – May 1, 2026
Programs, Strategies and Perspectives 鈥� Setting the Standard
Bridge to Life extends the expertise of 麻豆社 to individuals from infancy through adulthood, offering personalized services that support communication, access, and learning across all stages of life.
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Use it on Monday Series Workshop 2: The CVI/AAC Framework: A Complementary Approach to AAC Assessment for Individuals with CVI. Watch the archive presented on Feb 21, 2026
Programs, Strategies and Perspectives 鈥� Setting the standard
Accepting Applications for Teacher in Residence for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Programs, Strategies and Perspectives 鈥� Setting the standard
05/16/25 9-10:30 AM
CVI Webinar #10: My Story, My Way: A Personalized Approach to Social Stories with Rebecca Matthews Carlson
Programs, Strategies and Perspectives 鈥� Setting the standard
05/16/25 9-10:30 AM
CVI Webinar #10: My Story, My Way: A Personalized Approach to Social Stories with Rebecca Matthews Carlson
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Spring 2025 – Conversation Series on CVI and AAC with Dr. Christine Roman Lantzy
