Hello my name is Elizabeth Maga and I currently work for Spaulding Outpatient Center for Children in Lexington as an Speech Language Pathology Assistant and Augmentative Alternative Communication Specialist. I am also the Assistant to the AAC program. I have experience working with an array of students and adults with varying abilities and stages of AAC use. I am available to provide training regarding set up, programming and implementation on all devices from low to high tech. I will work with staff to ensure they feel confident in helping the child/ adult to reach full potential. I will be able to help make vocabulary selections and give ideas for the following steps as the child/ adult progresses. I know how demanding AAC devices can be and want to provide the child/ adult, staff and family with the support they need to grow as a communicator.

Training Styles

Question and Answer: Have your staff come with questions to be addressed during the meeting on any and all topics AAC from the philosophy behind AAC to differences between devices and software on the market.

The Basics of AAC good practice methods: Learn about the importance of core language and vocabulary selection. We will discuss Aided Language Stimulation and how to best support your student while they are learning to use their device.

Device/ Software Specific: Device/ software training and troubleshooting. Specific device and software must be provided ahead of time.


Wednesday, April 1, 2015

One Size Does NOT Fit All
There have been many instances when I hear that a school district has bought one application for all of its nonverbal students. Although I understand the budget aspect of this I do not agree that AAC is a one size fits all kind of area. We would not order the same size shoes for all children. Of course a big enough shoe would fit all kids in that they could put it on and walk around, they might not be able to run or walk fast and this shoe would be able to provide them with protection and warmth. Just as one shoe does not fit all kids appropriately to let them do all of the things they need to do through out the day one device will not perfectly fit all students.
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