About this course

Does your client or person have more to say than the words they have available?

Has someone suggested Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to you?

Does the person express themselves with challenging behaviour due to limited communication?

This online course is an introduction to the importance of communication even when the words aren’t there yet.  We will introduce you to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) which can be used with or without spoken words and includes  various communication strategies  that use pictures, devices, iPads and communication books.

We will also share some tips and strategies to help get you started.

Who is this course for?

This course is specifically created for support workers who work for people with little or no verbal speech. 

It is an introductory course for those just learning about the power of augmentative and alternative communication and is a great first step to understand why and how a person can communicate when they don’t yet have verbal speech. 

Expected Outcomes

• To believe that we can all make better communication happen. 
• To understand what is important to make this happen.
• To know where to start
• To feel confident to give it a go

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About this course

Would you like to have better conversations and be more confident with knowing what to model on your person’s communication system?

Then this is the course for you! 7 modules will be provided to you in the online learning tool to work through at your pace.

• Each module will focus on a different aspect of modelling and having great conversations with AAC
• The online learning tool will p​​​rovide you with structured activities to follow and worksheets to complete
• S​​​​hort instructional videos that you can watch at a time that suits you, will cover the theory behind those activities
• Videos of AAC modelling examples on a variety of AAC systems will help you learn the pathways and find words faster
• You’ll receive plenty of cool resources to stick on your fridge or around your house as reminders to keep you motivated
• Each module will include a self-review section to reflect on your learning and celebrate your effort
• Regular reminders will be sent to keep you on track and moving through the program
• Across the 12 weeks that you have access to the program, you will create powerful habits to last a lifetime

About the Demo Program:

This Demo Program is to allow you to quickly work through the modules to get a feel for the content. You won’t get any of the emails with extended learning content, but will have access to all the online content.

We hope you enjoy it!

Who is this course for?

• The EXPAND Program was designed primarily for parents or guardians of people who use AAC
• The content is also suitable for educators, service providers, support workers and anyone who supports someone who communicates using AAC

About this course

Get confident with programming PODD for Grid 3 for great conversations with access to all the words your child, client or student needs. 

This course will provide you with: 

• An overview of the ‘Grid 3’ application, including the types of PODD pagesets available 
• How to set up the Grid 3 with PODD
• Adding vocabulary to your pageset 
• Creating pop-ups and pages 
• Getting creative with programmin

Who is this course for?

Suitable for parents, educators, service providers, support workers and anyone who supports someone who uses Grid 3 with PODD on a designated speech device.

Expected Outcomes

•  Confidence setting up Grid 3 with PODD.
• The ability to add words, pop-ups and pages as well as link between grids.
• Inspiration and ideas for PODD page sets.

Group Purchase

About this course

Does your child, client or student have more to say than the words they have available?

Has someone suggested Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to you?

Does the person express themselves with challenging behaviour due to limited communication?

This online course is an introduction to the importance of communication even when the words aren’t there yet.  We will introduce you to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) which can be used with or without spoken words and includes  various communication strategies  that use pictures, devices, iPads and communication books.

We will also share some tips and strategies to help get you started.

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone who has a person in their lives with little or no verbal speech. 

You may be a parent, grandparent, teacher, support worker, friend or service provider.

It is an introductory course for those just learning about the power of augmentative and alternative communication and is a great first step to understand why and how a person can communicate when they don’t yet have verbal speech. 

Expected Outcomes

• To believe that we can all make better communication happen. 
• To understand what is important to make this happen.
• To know where to start
• To feel confident to give it a go

Group Purchase

About this course

Get confident setting and up programming with Pictello, and using sequenced messages to support participation, interaction and conversation for your child, client or student.

This course will provide you with: 

• An overview of multimodal communication and how to use Pictello as part of a robust communication system
• How to set up Pictello
• Creating stories in Pictello
• Lots of ideas for using Pictello (and sequenced messages in general) to support interaction and conversation for AAC users at all levels
• Importing TarHeel Reader books into Pictello to create your own library of books

Who is this course for?

Suitable for parents, educators, service providers, support workers and anyone who supports someone who uses Pictello or wants to learn about using sequenced messages to support participation, interaction and conversation.  

Expected Outcomes

• Confidence using Pictello to create stories
• The ability to import books from TarHeel Reader into Pictello
• Inspiration and ideas for using sequenced messages to support interaction and conversation 

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Time required

Part 1: 10 mins

Part 2: 15 mins

Part 3: 20 mins

Part 4: 45 mins

Part 5: 10 mins

About this course

Would you like to have better conversations and be more confident with knowing what to model on your person’s communication system?

Then this is the course for you! 7 modules will be provided to you in the online learning tool across the 10 week program.

• Each module will focus on a different aspect of modelling and having great conversations with AAC
• The online learning tool will p​​​rovide you with structured activities to follow and worksheets to complete
• S​​​​hort instructional videos that you can watch at a time that suits you, will cover the theory behind those activities
• Videos of AAC modelling examples on a variety of AAC systems will help you learn the pathways and find words faster
• You’ll receive plenty of cool resources to stick on your fridge or around your house as reminders to keep you motivated
• Each module will include a self-review section to reflect on your learning and celebrate your effort
• Regular reminders will be sent to keep you on track and moving through the program
• During the 12 weeks that you have access to the program, you will create powerful habits to last a lifetime

Who is this course for?

• The EXPAND Program was designed primarily for parents or guardians of people who use AAC
• The content is also suitable for educators, service providers, support workers and anyone who supports someone who communicates using AAC

Group Purchase

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About this course:

This program is an interactive, online 30 minute story time session, run by a speech pathologist with communication modelling throughout the session for younger people who use AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).

These sessions promote the following:

• All participants can greet the group and share their thoughts and ideas throughout the session, if they wish 
• See other children, just like them, using communication books and devices. 
• Parents/guardians get to practice modelling with their child and connect with other families

We don’t expect children to sit quietly and attend throughout! As children attend more sessions their levels of engagement and confidence to have a turn increases.

Different sessions for different AAC systems:

• The speech pathologist will be using a specific communication system at each session 
• These are shown in the times below. 
• Book in for the session that best matches your child’s communication system, but if another time suits you better please still join in 
• All communication systems are welcome!

Who is this course for?

This group is designed for children who use AAC to attend with the support of a parent, guardian or attendant.

Expected Outcomes

Participants will engage in shared book reading and have the opportunity to chat about the book with their peers

Participants will have the opportunity to practice communication initiation, turn-taking and movements for communication (e.g. waving hello, nodding and shaking head)

Adult participants will have the opportunity to practice modelling with child’s AAC system, by following examples modelled by speech pathologist

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About this course

When we experience something exciting, worrying, uplifting, or upsetting, one of the first things we do is to talk about it. This helps us to make sense of it, ask the questions we need, and share it with others. Sharing helps us to understand our own feelings, the perspectives of others and to process things that happen to us and in the wider world. Communication with others is integral to emotional development and our overall well-being.

In this course we look at common strategies suggested to support emotional development  and well-being, and suggest adaptations for those who need additional communication support.

Who is this course for?

Mostly parents but also relevant information for teachers and service providers who are supporting parents of children/young people with complex communication needs.

Expected outcomes

Parents:

• The importance of communication in emotional development and well-being
• What you can do to have better conversations and connection with your child/person – even for those more complex topics.

Service providers/educators:

• The importance of communication in emotional development and well-being
• Considerations for supporting parents who have children with communication challenges.

Simple strategies to engage in supported conversations with your students or clients about more complex topics, even for beginning or emergent communicators.

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