AAC and Literacy

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January Theme: Opportunity involves engagement in active participation in tasks performed with high success.
 

Literacy Bill of Rights #1: The Right to an Opportunity to Learn to Read and Write ~ NWACS board members Casey and Alicia kick-off the 2024 theme with an introduction to the importance of literacy and the Literacy Bill of Rights, Right #1. [5-minute read]

 
NWACS February Theme: Literacy Bill of Rights Right #2: The Right to Have Accessible, Clear, Meaningful, Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Text at All Times
NWACS February Theme: Texts include (but are not limited to): picture books, newspapers, magazines, novels, cereal boxes, electronic documents, and more!
 
 

AAC Learning Networks February 2024 Curated List of Literacy Ideas ~ A list of all the great literacy ideas shared during the February AAC Learning Network meeting. [6-page PDF]

 
NWACS March Theme: AAC and Literacy, AAC User Perspectives
"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all." -Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
 
 

Mental Health Barriers and Solutions for AAC Users ~ Ashley Mohesky, MS, LPC Associate discusses mental health and AAC as well as how her journey with literacy has impacted her life. [6 minute reading time]

 
April Theme: Literacy Bill of Rights Right #3: The Right to Interact With Others While Reading, Writing, or Listening to a Text
April Theme: "Literacy is an incredibly important way that we social connect with each other." - excerpt from an interview between Erin Sheldon and Dr. Karen Erickson
 
 

Book Time ~ NWACS board member Amy shares about passing her joy of books, reading, and storytelling on to her three autistic children with communication differences. [reading time: 5 minutes]

Using Shared Reading to Support Literacy Right #3 ~ An exploration of the shared reading strategy to support the right to interact with others while reading, writing, or listening to a text. [reading time: 8 minutes]