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Lake Central speech-language staff outline districtwide AAC services and device access
Summary
District speech-language pathologists told the board the district supports roughly 150'160 students using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems and described funding routes, professional development and classroom practices to promote literacy for AAC users.
Two Lake Central School Corporation speech-language pathologists told the school board on Oct. 6 that the district provides AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) supports across every building and estimates roughly 150 to 160 device users districtwide.
Beth Hall, a speech-language pathologist with 18 years in the district, and Jenna Blaine, a 16-year district SLP who works at Hohman Elementary, described AAC and speech-generating devices (SGDs) for the board and summarized training they attended at the Indiana AAC Summit. They said AAC includes picture systems, static boards and high-tech devices that provide synthesized speech; SGDs used in the district are preprogrammed with robust vocabularies…
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