Gaivin, Dawnmarie, Noll, Casey, Isaia, Ashlyn
Description
For students who cannot rely on speech for purposeful or robust communication, the use of a letterboard or keyboard often becomes their most reliable
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method of expression. This lesson book is designed for such nonspeakers, minimal speakers, and unreliable speakers who are using letterboards or keyboards as a form of AAC (augmentative and alternative communication).
Unlike other lesson books, which provide a structured context for Spellers to practice the motor skills required for proficiency on a letterboard or keyboard, this collection of lessons is designed as a tool—A Crash Course on Everything—for adult Spellers, who are already using a letterboard or keyboard to openly communicate, to explore the world of opportunity that awaits them and choose their path from there.
About the Authors:
Dawnmarie Gaivin, RN, BSN, AT-ACP, and Spellers Method Practitioner, is the founder of Spellers Center - San Diego (formerly Transcending Apraxia), a spelling and typing clinic for nonspeakers in Oceanside, CA. Ashlyn Isaia is a Spellers Method and S2C Practitioner working alongside Dawnmarie in the Oceanside clinic. Casey Noll is an S2C Practitioner living in Cuenca, Ecuador. Ages 16+ Paperback Includes 35 spelling for communication lessons related to a variety of academic subjects and trades, Reflection questions following each section of the book, Resources for further exploration of each topic covered, and a final tool to help Design Your Own Learning Plan.
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