Ease Into AAC: BAACK at School

Guest: Cheri Dodge Chin, ClinScD, CCC-SLP - In the fourth episode of Ease into AAC, Kate Thomson and her guest Dr. Cheri Dodge Chin explore the use of AAC in a classroom setting. For clients to achieve their communication goals and integrate into a classroom setting, having access to a communication method like AAC is essential. Encouraging AAC use in a school setting requires collaboration between clinicians and classroom teachers. In this episode, Kate speaks with Dr. Chin about what clinicians can do to support better their clients and their families in creating better access to and understanding of AAC in their school community. They will discuss some strategies to improve AAC use during class and in communication with teachers and other educators and some challenges of AAC use in schools.