Telling Stories in School with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Thursday, May 28, 2026 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
(Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants.)
Intended Audience: Speech-language pathologists, & Special education teachers
Description: Narrative skills are essential to both social and academic development, but these important skills are often overlooked for students who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), particularly when students are at the beginning stages of language development and device use. How can we support the development of these crucial skills in storytellers who use AAC? This session examines the importance and assessment of narrative skills for these students. Finally, we explore evidence-based interventions to support the telling of both personal and fictional narratives from the beginning levels of storytelling to development of episodic stories.
Participants Will:
Describe the importance of narrative skills for the social and academic development of AAC users
Evaluate students' current level of narrative skills
Develop intervention plans to increase students' narrative skills
Presenters: Janet McLellan, Ph.D., M.A., CCC-SLP-L, Speech-Language Pathologist, Sharon L. Reyes, M.S., CCC-SLP-L, Speech-Language Pathologist, Casandra Guerrero, M.S., CCC-SLP-L, Speech-Language Pathologist (In partnership w/ the Diagnostic Center North; held jointly with SE SELPA)
