Katy Leckenby, Meaghan Ebbage-Taylor

Broschiertes Buch

AAC and Aided Language in the Classroom

Breaking Down Barriers for Learners with Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Beschreibung

This book includes a wealth of easy to implement practical strategies that can be adopted in any classroom for maximum impact and enhance learnersâ communication skills. It is valuable reading for school leaders, SENCOs and teachers, as well as speech and language therapists supporting educators with the implementation of Aided Language/AAC.

Autor

Katy Leckenby is a Senior AAC Consultant for Ace Centre, a national charity providing support and advice to people with complex needs around the use of Assistive Technology (ATech) and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Katy is passionate about facilitating communication and removing barriers to ensure that all students can fully access education. She holds an MA in Inclusive Education and was a teacher for seventeen years, starting in Primary then moving into Special Education, where she taught young people with ASC, MLD, SLD, PMLD and complex needs. Meaghan Ebbage-Taylor is a Senior AAC Consultant for Ace Centre and a trained Primary School teacher. She has worked within a special school, teaching pupils with a range of communication difficulties, including those who have made use of a wide range of AAC, both paper-based and electronic. Meaghan's teaching background has given her a good insight into the everyday implementation of AAC within a classroom context and how to support this to meet the communication need of individuals to get their voice heard.

Produktdetails

• nasen spotlight
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9781032531960
• ISBN-10: 1032531967
• Artikelnr.: 70148300