Lauren is a speech therapist, wife, and mom of two little girls. She owns and operates the private practice Inspire Connections Therapy LLC, located in Twinsburg, Ohio and works in both the school and private practice settings. Her practice focuses on all things AAC and early language skills. She has ten years of experience working with AAC and received a Master's Certificate in Assistive Technology in 2018. Lauren is a paid speaker and has presented for conferences and workplaces on AAC topics. She also creates online courses about AAC and sells materials on TPT.

• Created for SLPs who work with toddlers and preschoolers.
• Includes two hours of professional development and a digital course workbook
• Access to over 40 printable handouts on AAC to support your therapy objectives and parent coaching practice
• Instructions for obtaining FREE copies of some of the most popular AAC apps through various partner programs
• Three case study examples with a step-by-step breakdown of the communication needs, evaluation process, and device selection
• The price is $125.
  
  

1. Students will be able to design an individualized AAC system that includes all forms of AAC including no-tech, lite-tech, mid-tech, and high-tech AAC.

2. Students will be able to describe AAC implementation strategies for AAC with toddlers and preschoolers

3. Students will be able to conduct an AAC trial, use a feature-matching analysis, write an AAC evaluation, and obtain funding for a device.

4. Students will be able to explain the research and benefits of AAC to caregivers and provide support for common challenges.

Requirements for Satisfactory Completion

Students must watch all of the self-paced video modules and reach 100% completion of the course. Students must score 80% or higher on the course completion quiz in order earn a certificate for professional development.

The AAC in EI course is exactly what I needed to support communication with parents, staff, and other professionals regarding AAC. I found this course to be incredibly comprehensive and appreciate the inclusion of all of the visual handouts that can be used to support carryover and caregiver buy in.

Even if you consider yourself knowledgeable in AAC, this course is still beneficial as it covers what most don't, such as performing AAC evaluations, how to get funding, additional resources (AAC Goals and Case Studies), and problem solving when various barriers occur. If you are thinking twice about whether or not this course is worth it, DON'T!

As an SLP who honestly did not learn much in her AAC class in graduate school, I found this course to be extremely useful! I love how the AAC devices/apps were broken down, along with a brief video modeling these.

I appreciate the parent coaching tips on how to apply the use of AAC with their child daily. The consistent use of AAC is so crucial for the client to learn, so I found it helpful when the top challenges were discussed, as well as ways to support and help the families through these challenges. If you're a SLP, looking for a more in-depth and informative course on AAC, I highly recommend this! 

This is the perfect introduction to AAC with Early Intervention! The workbook and handouts are beautiful, excellent, and easy to understand. The video content is to the point and each word is valuable. It is provided in short segments, so there is time to absorb the key points of each. After taking this course, I feel confident in encouraging the families I work with to start to trial AAC systems at a much earlier point in their child's language journey than I would have previously. I also have an improved sense of how to get started with modeling vocabulary for toddlers through AAC. Thank you.

The AAC in Early Intervention course is a great primer on AAC for our youngest clients, AND I think it's also valuable if you are looking to expand your knowledge on AAC and work with kids of any age. Lauren's teaching is clear and concise, making the course very easy to follow.  My favorite module in the course is the one on implementation strategies. I love how Lauren took the strategies I was already very familiar with from my many years of EI work and gave practical examples, with videos, of how we can incorporate more AAC use for our learners. I also loved how thoroughly Lauren took us through the barriers we may encounter during parent coaching and provided examples of how to support caregivers in these scenarios. I would highly recommend this to anyone working with the birth to 3 population.