Margaret Perkins, M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP
Prentke Romich Company
mcp.cons@prentrom.com
Welcome to the AAC Language Lab!
•Purpose:
•AAC implementation is often a challenge
•Where do we start?
•Where are we going/what is our vision?
•How do we implement language with AAC?
•The AAC Language Lab is designed to give support for
a planned, organized intervention method that supports:
•Normal language learning experiences
•Gradual building of vocabulary
•Language Stages:
•Determine which language stage best describes the
individual.
•May refer to Language Development at this point
•Devices and Unity:
•Awareness of the stage supports you in selecting
an appropriate Unity vocabulary.
•Teaching Resources:
•You are then ready to look at the support materials
for teaching language for communication
www.aaclanguagelab.com
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Brief Description
Vocabulary Size
Utterance Length
Sample Utterances
Expected Outcomes
Once you have determined what level to start
with you are ready for the second step:
•Selection of an appropriate Unity vocabulary for
the stage 3 language user.
•Select “Unity Program Options.” You can also
get there from “Devices and Unity Programs” on
the home page.
•Since I have already selected Stage 3 as my
language target, I can look at the vocabularies
available in each device and select one that fits
Stage 3.
• Language Lesson Plans
• Teaching Materials
Exchange
• Teaching Resources in
the Device
• The Unity Curriculum
(for Unity 60 and 84)
• Language Partner
Resources
• You can access the
Teaching Materials
Exchange on PRC’s main
website.
• To access materials
appropriate for your
stage, first enter the
device you are using,
and then the
vocabulary.
Our Stage 3
device user is
using a Vantage
Lite with Unity
60 Sequenced.
www.aaclanguagelab.com