FREE October Trainings from PRC in SoCal

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Overview of Implementation Strategies for AAC  Date:  October 24, 2012 Time:  9:30am - 12:30pm Facility:  Pediatric Therapy Network PTN Location:  Torrance, CA Attend This Training  October 25, 2012 Time:  9:00am - 12:00pm Facility:  Assistive Technology Exchange Location:  Santa Ana, CA Attend This Training   This condensed presentation focuses on strategies to teach and promote the use of an augmentative communication system to get students to independently initiate spontaneous, novel utterances rather than simply repeating pre-stored sentences when prompted. The strategies presented will cover a range of communication ages and abilities, including those at the level of emerging language and literacy. The teaching strategies presented are appropriate for a wide variety of devices and programs. This presentation is appropriate for anyone (teacher, SLP, parent, paraprofessional, etc.) working with a student using a communication device. Devices for this training are not required. If you choose to bring a device or laptop computer, please bring a Vantage, Vantage Lite, Vanguard, ECO, SpringBoard Lite, SpringBoard Lite, Accent 1200, or laptop computer pre-loaded with PASS Software. All software versions are welcome.   This program is offered for 0.3 CEUs (Introductory level, Professional area).

PRC PASS Software:  Tools for Teaching Unity  Date:  October 25, 2012 Time:  12:30pm - 3:30pm Facility:  Assistive Technology Exchange Center Location:  Santa Ana, CA Attend This Training This hands on seminar will provide participants with experience using PASS (Prentke Romich Application Support Software) to create, edit and share implementation materials designed to support an augmentative communication device user who is learning Unity. Practical use of 'write with icons' and the manual board creator will be offered. The vocabulary builder tool is explored, as are the features and tools for searching, viewing, and working with icons and icon sequences. Teaching strategies and implementation ideas will be shared and discussed throughout the session. While the Unity language will be briefly reviewed during this training, a basic familiarity with Unity is assumed for the participant. Devices for this training are not required. If you choose to bring a device, please bring an ECO, SpringBoard, SpringBoard Lite, Vanguard, Vantage, Vantage Lite, Accent 1200, or laptop computer pre-loaded with the appropriate PASS software. All software versions are welcome. This program is offered for 0.3 CEUs (Introductory level, Professional area).

Julie Dunbar, M.S., Ed. Email:  jad.cons@prentrom.com Phone:  (800) 262-1984 Ext. 445 Website:  prentrom.com