AAC – Page 2 – Jane Farrall Consulting

Online Course: Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for students with CCN

Aug 6, 202014 Comments

I am absolutely delighted to say that I have just published my first online course! It’s been a labour of love – and I have a huge sense of achievement for completing it!! I’ve had a number of requests recently for more online learning options – and I’ve also had a number of requests for

Let’s Chat with Personalised Alphabet Cards

Jan 20, 20206 Comments

Last October, Sally Clendon and I ran a literacy course at Currumbin Community Special School. The school were fabulous hosts – and while we were there, we were able to see many of the great resources they use. One which particularly impressed us was their personalised alphabet cards. They credited me with this idea –

ASSERT Communication and Literacy Conference 2017

Jul 23, 2017

In May I was lucky enough to attend the ASSERT Communication and Literacy Conference in Coventry in the UK. The conference ran for three days – and I promised I would share my presentations on my website. To those who attended – my sincere apologies that it has taken me so long to get this

Getting Hands-On with PODD thanks to Interactive Speech Pathology

Sep 23, 20168 Comments

This week I have been at the wonderful Joondalup Education Support Centre in Perth, Western Australia. They have a number of students using AAC systems, including a few who have started recently with Pragmatically Organised Dynamic Display (PODD) books. One of my favourite resources to share with people who are beginning to use PODD is

ISAAC Pre-Conference Workshop: What’s Up in Apple Apps?

Aug 7, 20169 Comments

Today was the first day of pre-conference workshops at the ISAAC 2016 Conference in Toronto, Canada. I love the ISAAC Conference – and being a part of the fabulous world AAC Community – so it was a very exciting day for me. First up this morning, I attended a workshop by Carole Zangari from PrAACtical

AAC and my Mum

Jul 23, 201639 Comments

My mother has Alzheimers. She has had it for several years but this year she has deteriorated rapidly. She has developed complex communication needs as this has happened. She struggles to find words and often can’t finish a sentence as she forgets where her sentence is going. She can no longer tell all the funny

Let’s Communicate: Plenary presentation at #QASELcon16

Jun 3, 20164 Comments

This morning I was honoured and delighted to give a plenary presentation at the Queensland Association of Special Education Leaders (QASEL) 2016 conference. The presentation was on Augmentative and Alternative Communication – aimed at dispelling some myths and discussing good practice. I was lucky enough to have students and teachers from Claremont Special School and

Do’s and Don’ts of AAC: Pulling It All Together

Dec 9, 20152 Comments

In May this year we (David Niemeijer and Jane Farrall) teamed up for a presentation at the AGOSCI 2015 Conference on the Do’s and Don’ts of Implementing Real Communication Through AAC. We strongly believe that every single one of us has a right to communicate. Overall, we recognize that communication: occurs all day, every day,

Comprehensive Literacy Instruction: Meeting the Instructional Needs of ALL Students in our Classrooms

Nov 21, 20152 Comments

Many of the schools that I work with have been consistently implementing good, comprehensive literacy instruction for some time – and as a result there are a greater number of conventional readers and writers in our schools. This has led to an increased need for differentiation in our classrooms, and for more teachers to provide

My Favourite AAC Posts Of All Time

Oct 30, 20158 Comments

As we are nearly at the end of AAC Awareness Month I thought I would write a post about my favourite AAC blog posts of all time. I couldn’t decide on a most or a least favourite – so there are no numbers. Just a list in no particular order. I hope you enjoy these