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Holiday closures: our outpatient programs will be closed from Dec. 25, 2024 to Jan. 1, 2025. Regular services resume January 2, 2024. Day program will be closed from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27, 2024 inclusive, and will be closed on Jan. 1, 2025. Orthotics and prosthetics will be available for urgent care.

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Tip Sheets
Various handouts to support your child in expanding their use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies and tools. Download tip sheets by topic:
General Information

AAC Access Methods – AAC Coach (Kate McLaughlin)

Communication Diary – KidsAbility

Communication Functions – AAC Coach (Kate McLaughlin)

Functional Communication – AAC Coach (Kate McLaughlin)

What is AAC – AAC Coach (Kate McLaughlin)

Supports

Communication Passport (Blank) – CALL Scotland

Communication Passport (Example) – CALL Scotland

Communication Dictionary – Thames Valley Children’s Centre (TVCC)

My AAC Device Checklist – Marcia Sterner OCPS AT Team

Strategies

AAC and Wait Time – AAC Coach (Kate McLaughlin)

AAC in the Classroom – TVCC

Aided Language and Modeling in Everyday Activities – Rocky Bay

Clarification Strategies – When I Don’t Understand - Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Don’t Assume it’s a Mistake – AAC Coach (Kate McLaughlin)

General Partner Strategies – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Partner Responses Chart - Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Problems with Prompting – AAC Coach (Kate McLaughlin)

Supporting AAC Initiation – AAC Coach (Kate McLaughlin)

Supporting Emerging Communicators – TVCC

Ideas

31 Ideas for Using a Step-By-Step and Big Mack – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Playing with Core Words – TVCC

Literacy

AAC and Early Literacy – TVCC

Shared Reading – TVCC

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Videos
Various videos to support your child in expanding their use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies and tools. You can view videos by topic:
Access instructional and demonstration videos

Eye Gaze puzzle 

Eye Gaze checkers

AccentwithLook

Partner Assisted Auditory Scanning (PAAS)

Device operational instructional videos

NovaChat backup instructions

Tobii I 110 Front ending

Software programming instructional videos

GoTalkNowLite

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