ISAAC 2008 in Montréal - Leading the way Isaac 2008 -Montreal, Quebec, August 2008
13th Biennial Conference - International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Preconference Workshops: August 2-3, 2008
Holiday Inn Select: 99 Viger Avenue West

The ISAAC Preconference Workshops are an independent part of the ISAAC Biennial Conference, and precede the main conference. The workshops will be held in Montreal, on August 2 and 3, 2008.

The aim of the Preconference Workshops is to provide in-depth instruction for current issues in the field of AAC. Participants have the opportunity to learn more about these specialized areas by attending full- or half-day instructional courses presented by leaders in the field of AAC. Four full-day courses will be offered, as well as four half-day courses. Lunch will be provided.

The possibility of offering French-language translation for one course on each day is being explored.

Preliminary Program

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Full-day Workshops

Diane Nelson Bryen,
Reena Sen,
Kitty Uys,
Joanne Watson,
Melinda Smith

 A1 - Daring to Dream:
An International Perspective

Linda Burkhart
Gayle Porter
John Costello

A2 - Learning Partner-Assisted Scanning: Getting from Idea to Implementation with Children who have Complex Challenges

Karen Erickson
Gretchen Hanser

A3 - Write from the Start: Supporting Communication Development Through Writing
Sunday, August 3, 2008

Full and Half-day
Workshops

Morning

Caroline Musselwhite

B1 - Writing Books for Beginning Readers . . . and Using Them to Support Real Reading

Janice Light

B2- Getting Started in AAC Research: Practical Skills for Clinicians

Pat Mirenda

B5 - Supporting Educational Participation in Regular Classrooms for Students who Use AAC
(full-day)

Afternoon

Barbara Collier
Anne Abbott

B3 - Promoting Self-Direction and Consumer Control in Home and Community Services

Ralf Schlosser

B4 - Successfully Navigating Evidence-Based Information Sources

Specific titles and abstracts for each course will be available in January 2008.
Registration for the Preconference Workshops can be completed at the same time as registration for the main conference.

For more information please contact:

Tracy Shepherd, M.A., CCC-SLP and Stacy McDougall, M.Cl.Sc.
Preconference Co-chairs ISAAC 2008
ISAAC2008@jpdl.com

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