Today’s AAC Foundations Course was a huge success! A big thank you to the AACcess and Autism Team SLPs for showing us how to use core vocabulary in daily classroom practice and to the St. Paschal Baylon and Blessed Margherita staff for joining us today 🗣️🗯️ TCDSB_AACcessSLPs Peter Stachiw

Would like one too!🥰

Always love running PD, but this group made it even better. Great questions, rich discussion - all in an effort to ensure that nonspeaking and/or minimally verbal students have access to AAC! TCDSB SpeechLanguage Peter Stachiw @EquityTCDSB

Valerie Iamundo Love it!!!

So much knowledge packed into one night. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to share and learn from so many amazing ISP teachers. Toronto Catholic District School Board Maria Rizzo (She/Her) Peter Stachiw Valerie Iamundo TCDSB_AACcessSLPs Toronto Catholic District School Boarddirector St. Edward Catholic School TCDSB

Nella Lopreiato Valerie Iamundo St. Paschal Baylon Peter Stachiw Thanks Nella!

Teresa Gerardi-GARGARO Nella Lopreiato Valerie Iamundo St. Paschal Baylon Peter Stachiw Thanks Teresa!

Valerie Iamundo St. Paschal Baylon TCDSB_AACcessSLPs Peter Stachiw A big thank you to the Autism Team for such a wonderful learning experience today!!!🌞

Valerie Iamundo Best post I’ve read in a while. Play is crucial for both cognitive and language development. In an age where screen time seems to be so prevalent, a reminder to engage kids in play with toys is just what we need!

Valerie Iamundo St. Paschal Baylon Toronto Catholic District School Board Toronto Catholic District School BoardSpeechLang Peter Stachiw Always excited to work with you Valerie Iamundo

Valerie Iamundo Great post - presuming competence should be our guiding principle in all of our work with non-speaking and minimally verbal students.

Ms. Novello I knew you would say that, Ms Novello! We can definitely talk.

All forms of communication are valid 🫶🏻🗣️📱🧏🫶🏻 Thanks to our many dedicated SLPs for helping students’ voices be heard, no matter what that looks or sounds like! TCDSB SpeechLanguage TCDSB_AACcessSLPs

Thank you TCDSB_AACcessSLPs TCDSB AaccessSLPs for doing this work along with the Toronto Catholic District School Board Autism Team. This could not have been done without you. Looking forward to the PD you will be doing with the St. Paschal Baylon ELP staff.

Nella Lopreiato Valerie Iamundo St. Paschal Baylon TCDSB_AACcessSLPs Peter Stachiw Excellent presentation from the Autism Department yesterday. Very useful information and I learned a lot from the two presenters. 👧🏼🧒🍎💻

Valerie Iamundo St. Paschal Baylon Peter Stachiw What a fantastic group! I thoroughly enjoyed running this session.

Peter Stachiw Toronto Catholic District School Board St. Paschal Baylon Thanks for your kind words and ongoing support!

Very excited to support the eager student and staff learners at St. Paschal Baylon with my wonderful Toronto Catholic District School Board Autism Team, field, and TCDSB_AACcessSLPs SLP colleagues! See you soon for the accompanying PD 🥳
Toronto Catholic District School BoardSpeechLang Peter Stachiw

St. Edward Catholic School TCDSB St. Richard C.S. St. Basil-The-Great College School, TCDSB St. Gabriel Catholic School St. Francis de Sales St Joan of Arc Catholic Academy TCDSB St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School TCDSB Principal St. Alphonsus TCDSB Peter Stachiw Maria Meehan TCDSB_AACcessSLPs

Valerie Iamundo TCDSB SpeechLanguage TCDSB_AACcessSLPs I have learned so many different ways to give my students a voice... thank you to all the amazing SLP's @TCDSB. Thank you! TCDSB SpeechLanguage