What is Aided Language Stimulation or Aided Language Input?
ALS Overview
Aided Language Stimulation Explained
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AAC Partner Strategies: Aided Language Input
The first video in our AAC Partner Strategies Training Videos, this is an explanation of Aided Language Input. ALgI is a simple strategy which involves the partner of the AAC user using the same techniques and tools to communicate as the AAC user.
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ALS in Action Using an Aided Language Support During Direct Instruction
This video shows, Lilly, a non-verbal student expanding her vocabulary with the help of a mini communication tool. For more about this technique, visit http://considerateclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/09/personalizing-communication-supports.html.
Aided Language Input with Kendal
AAC helps Kendal understand me and it helps me understand him. We call the NovaChat his "translator box." Thanks to AAC we can have conversations that make sense to both of us!
Aided Language Stimulation During a Game Using High-Tech AAC
In this video we demonstrate how to use aided language stimulation with a high-tech AAC system when playing a game.
AAC Implementation Reading a Book with Symbols
In this video we demonstrate using AAC modeling techniques while reading a book with embedded and corresponding icons.
Activity Based Learning using Pixon Boards
This video shows a group of exceptional education students being introduced to the use of Pixon Communication Boards. It demonstrates a variety of intervention strategies.
"Parker likes" core word book-first 2.5 minutes
This video shows us about to read a core word focused booklet about our dog. It shows the first time we've explored plurals, the surprising topics that a 6 year old picks to discuss, and expectant waiting/prompting to turn a page.
Note that almost all the language we use (AAC) is core word. Sometimes we get crazy and use a fringe word, and sometimes we get crazy and try to use a fringe word (waterfall) and realize its not there, but no biggie. We just add it to a list for later.
Aided Language Stimulation During Reading Using Low-Tech Tools
In this video we demonstrate how to implement aided language stimulation techniques during a shared book-reading activity using a low-tech system.
ALS Webinar
Supporting Communication Through Play: Aided Language Stimulation (Independent Living Centre WA)
This Webinar has been produced by Yvette Theodorsen, Speech Pathologist at the Independent Living Centre of WA. In collaboration with Noah's Ark WA, this Webinar has been produced for families to support them to embed augmentative communication strategies in play. Visit http://ilcaustralia.org.au/ for more.
“Moving Beyond a Common Roadblock to Successful AAC Implementation” by Lauren S. Enders, MA, CCC-SLP
Though there are various factors that lead to failures in teaching someone to become an effective augmented communicator, I see one factor, as the guiltiest culprit. That culprit is lack of modeling. In AAC, modeling system use has a number of different names, but is most often referred to as Aided Language Stimulation (Goosens’, Crane, and Elder, 1992) or Aided Language Input. Aided Language Stimulation may be defined as “a language stimulation approach in which the facilitator points out picture symbols on the child’s communication display in conjunction with all ongoing language stimulation. Through the modeling process, the concept of using the pictorial symbols interactively is demonstrated for the individual.” (Goosens’, Crane, and Elder, 1992) Regardless of what we call language modeling in AAC, in its absence, AAC very often fails.
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