Topic:  Core Vocabulary and Older Children with Complex Needs

The presenters for this topic are all affiliated with the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Presenters:

(L to R) Karen Erickson, Lori Geist, Penny Hatch, Sofia Benson-Goldberg

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Topic:  Writing Mini-Lessons: Supporting students with complex communication needs to write more

Presenter: 

  Jane Farrall, Consultant, Australia

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Topic:  AAC Intervention to Build Language and Literacy Skills with Children with Complex Communication Needs

Presenter:

  Janice Light, Penn State University, USA

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NIH-Supported Masterclass:  What’s that Letter? Supporting Print-Knowledge Development in all Young Children

Presenter:

  Laura Justice, Ohio State University, USA

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Topic:  Poetry Power Permeates Language, Literacy and Life with AAC

Presenters: 

(L to R)  Caroline Musselwhite, Consultant, USA; Deanna Wagner, Consultant, USA; Katie Yonker, Civitan Foundation Inc., USA

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Topic:  Parents’ Expectations and Perceptions of a Group Intervention on AAC and Responsive Strategies: Results from 600 surveys

Presenter: 

  Gunilla Thunberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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Topic:  Aided Language and Basic Processes of Language Development

Presenter: 

  Stephen von Tetzchner, University of Oslo, Norway

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Topic:  Supporting Language and Literacy Development with Custom Books and Texts

  Lauren Enders, Consultant, Bucks County Intermediate Unit, USA