EDSP 610 - Characteristics of Students with Severe Disabilities (3 credits)

Course introduces candidates to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for individuals with severe speech and language impairments. In addition, the knowledge and skills needed to assess the potential AAC user, make team decisions, develop and implement instruction, and evaluate the effects of instruction aimed at motivating, building, and expanding communications, choice-making, and social interaction are addressed. S.