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Equity & AAC: Reimagining education, literacy, and linguistic justice in practice

Equity & AAC: Reimagining education, literacy, and linguistic justice in practice

Research has shown that access to AAC-based intervention and instruction in preschool and early elementary school is crucial when supporting children’s participation in school, communication, social development, and overall outcomes throughout their lives (Drager et al., 2010). However, there is significant inequity and many barriers in the provision of AAC services. As a result, many children experience a delay in receiving formalized AAC services and systems, which may impact their overall language development and educational outcomes, including literacy instruction. In this session, we will discuss utilizing multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and the descriptive teaching model to support AAC users with accessing and participating in comprehensive educational and literacy instruction and experiences. Additionally, we will review a case study to illustrate the power of MTSS and descriptive teaching in the quest to reimagine education, literacy, and linguistic justice in practice. Lastly, this course will provide some considerations and resources for the implementation of MTSS and descriptive teaching with AAC users.

Presenters

  • Karina Saechao

    M.A., CCC-SLP, ATACP

    Karina Saechao, M.A., CCC-SLP is an SLP, licensed in CA and KS. She holds a certificate as an assistive technology specialist and is a Ph.D. student at the University of Kansas. Karina’s research interests are in African American English, child language, AAC. Karina is the Founder & CEO of Golden Oak Speech Therapy, and specializes in AAC, AT, language, literacy, and caregiver & educator coaching.

Learning Objectives

Explain three barriers to equitable AAC implementation.
Discuss two ways to implement the MTSS to support AAC users with accessing and participating in comprehensive educational and literacy instruction and experiences.
Describe two ways to utilize the descriptive teaching model with AAC users.

Agenda

Agenda

2 minutesIntroduction & Disclosures
5 minutesBackground & Intro to AAC
8 minutesBarriers to Receiving an equitable education
10 minutesEducation Equity
10 minutes Literacy Equity
15 minutes Linguistic Justice for AAC users
10 minutesSolutions and Considerations

Disclosures

Disclosures

Speakers - FinancialKarina Saechao is receiving an honorarium from Bright Ideas Media for this presentation today.
Speakers - NonfinancialKarina Saechao is a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), National Black Association of Speech, Language and Hearing (NBASLH), and ASHA SIGs 01, 12, and 14. Karina is the founder and CEO of Golden Oak Speech Therapy, A Professional Speech Pathology Corporation.
Course - ContentKarina Saechao has no additional content information to disclose.
Course - Financial Support & In KindKarina Saechao has no additional content information to disclose.

ASHA

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level, Professional Area, Professional Area

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Equity & AAC: Reimagining education, literacy, and linguistic justice in practice
$25.00
Your purchase includes access to (1) recorded course and submittal of your participation to the ASHA registry. *You must opt-in and add your ASHA credentials after completing all course steps. The course is available through 12/31/2024.
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Your event registration includes access to (8) recorded courses and submittal of your participation to the ASHA registry. *You must opt-in and add your ASHA credentials after completing all course steps. Courses are available through 12/31/2024.