September 17-19, 2009

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Times	Activity/Speaker(s)	Presentation Title & Abstract
7:45 – 11:00	Morning Refreshments: Coffee, tea, water and juice
8:00 – 8:30	Registration
8:30 – 9:15	Welcome and Introductions Pegi Young
9:15 – 10:45	Plenary: Martine Smith	AAC and Literacy
10:45 -11:00		Break
11:00 – 12:15	Concurrent 1: Mary Hunt-Berg, Elisa Kingsbury, Holly Hamilton	Using ‘Home News’ as the basis for customized literacy training and device organization for children who use AAC
11:00 – 12:15	Concurrent 2: Stephanie Taymaree	“I Have a Story to Tell”: Developing Personal Narrative Skills of Children Who Use AAC
12:15 – 1:15	Lunch	Box lunches
1:15 – 2:45	Plenary: Mary Hunt-Berg, Holly Hamilton, Elisa Kingsbury, Aileen Arai	AAC, Attention, and the Classroom: A Framework for Thinking about Attention and Attention Management
2:45 – 3:00		Break
3:00 – 4:15	Concurrent 1: Martine Smith	Working with Words
3:00 – 4:15	Concurrent 2: Joan Sharp	AAC & Autism: An Introduction to LAMP

Time	Activity/Speaker(s)	Presentation Title & Abstract
7:45 – 10:15	Morning Refreshments: Coffee, tea, water and juice
8:00 – 8:30	Registration
8:30 – 10:00	Plenary: Caroline Musselwhite	Interactive Phonemic Awareness
10:00 – 10:15	Break
10:15 – 11:30	Concurrent 1: Caroline Musselwhite	AAC Authors . . . Beginning Writers Create Books for Young Readers
10:15 – 11:30	Concurrent 2: Patrick Brune	AAC and Autism: Case Studies in Developing Successful Communication
11:30 – 12:45	Lunch	On Your Own
12:45 – 2:15	Plenary: Gloria Soto	Supporting the Language Development of Students with AAC Needs through Participation in the General Curriculum
2:15 – 2:30	Break
2:30 – 3:45	Concurrent 1: Patrick Brune	Let’s Tango to Communication: Supporting Children with ASD
2:30 – 3:45	Concurrent 2: Gloria Soto	Supporting Vocabulary Development of Students with AAC Needs through Shared Book Reading: What is the evidence?

Times	Activity/Speaker(s)	Presentation Title & Abstract
7:45 – 10:15	Morning Refreshments: Coffee, tea, water and juice
8:00 – 8:30	Registration
8:30 – 8:45	Introductions
8:45 – 10:15	Plenary: Pat Mirenda	AAC: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters
10:15 – 10:45	Break
10:45 – 12:00	Workshop Part 1: Pat Mirenda	Planting Two Trees with One Seed: AAC Supports for Students with Autism and Problem Behavior
12:00 – 12:45	Lunch	Box Lunches
12:45 – 3:00	Workshop Part 2: Pat Mirenda	Continuation from the morning session Planting Two Trees with One Seed: AAC Supports for Students with Autism and Problem Behavior
3:00 – 3:45	Summation: Sarah Blackstone	Summation: What did you learn? What new information are you taking back to your job?