9.00 Registration and Coffee
9.30 Anna Reeves, ACE Centre North Manager
- An update on the latest developments at ACE Centre North and in the world of AAC
10.00-11.00. Andrea McGuinness and Hayley Power, ACE Centre North
- Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP), An overview of this exciting approach to developing language and communication using high tech communication aids for people with Autism and others with communication needs.
11.00 11.30 Coffee
11.30- 12.30. What's New
- The ACE Centre North and represented suppliers will share the latest developments in the field of assistive technology for communication and learning, with an opportunity to try the equipment over lunch.
12.30– 1.30 Lunch
1.30 - 2.30. Grace App:
- Lisa Domican (Parent) will provide insight into how she developed The Grace App for Autism that aims to support children with autism and other special educational needs to communicate effectively by building semantic sequences from relevant images to form sentences.
2.30-3.30
C: The Switch Skills Roadmap
- Ian Bean (Consultant) will explain and explore this valuable teaching and assessment tool that will help you plan meaningfu and motivating routes to success with switches.
D: Using Signs and Symbols to Promote Language
- Liz Beattie (Independent Speech and LAnguage Therapist) will discuss how the increased use of signs and symbols enhances the interactyions of children with severe learning disabilities. Liz will use video evidence of her classroom communication to support her discussion.
3.30- Coffee and Close
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