{"id":101437,"date":"2025-09-15T20:08:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acesaudi.org\/?page_id=101437"},"modified":"2025-10-18T14:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:38:42","slug":"core-vocabulary-practical-strategies-for-aac-users","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acesaudi.org\/en\/core-vocabulary-practical-strategies-for-aac-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC):  Vocabulary Selection for Effective Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"101437\" class=\"elementor elementor-101437 elementor-101023\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xts-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b25fe5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default xts-section-disabled\" data-id=\"1b25fe5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca9ca19\" data-id=\"ca9ca19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecf4d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ecf4d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workshop Goal<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b227fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56b227fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This workshop is a valuable opportunity to develop professional skills in the field of speech and language therapy using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be974c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5be974c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Topics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe641fc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7fe641fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">-\tUnderstanding AAC foundations and why vocabulary matters.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">-\tIdentify key variables for vocabulary selection.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">-\tApply concepts to pediatric and adult case examples.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">-\tRecognize important consideration for Arabic AAC.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525f10cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"525f10cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speaker<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e36a751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e36a751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acesaudi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/image1-rbtbe2tv2y0szkq2bf50xg41i62g483hidecjqux8w.png\" title=\"image1\" alt=\"image1\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><br><br>\nSubscription fee: 170 riyals\n<br><br>\nInclude VAT\n<br><br><br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7567943c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7567943c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/acesaudi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/scfhs.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-98972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acesaudi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/scfhs.png 200w, https:\/\/acesaudi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/scfhs-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" 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