Parent Teacher conferences can be a great time for school teams to check in with families about how their AAC journey is going at home, but sometimes it can be difficult to know what questions to ask.

We’ve created this caregiver check-in to help school teams gather information on how things are going at home, and how they may need to tailor support for the family in the future. Download the resource below!

AAC Confidence

These rating scales are designed to gather information on how confident caregivers feel about key aspects of AAC implementation. This includes:

• Modeling
• Programming and editing a speech app
• Saving vocabulary customizations

Caregiver answers to these questions will help guide future resources you provide such as:

• Modeling AAC 101: Basics for Effective Communication
• Speech Apps
• Back Up Your Speech App to Dropbox

AAC Use

Gaining insight into how often an AAC device is used at home gives SLPs an idea of how much exposure our user has to their AAC language. The more exposure, the more progress we will see!

AAC Resources

What resources is the family interested in? AbleNet has a variety of resources to help support caregivers like Activity Guides, Speech Apps, or even our Family & Caregiver Support Center.

Open Lines of Communication

These open-ended questions are designed for the caregiver to speak freely on their experiences. What do they find challenged with AAC? What do they wish their school teams knew about their child’s experience outside of the classroom? Open lines of communication with families helps to foster collaboration!

Save, Download, and Send!

Grab the Caregiver Check-In for Parent-Teacher conferences and get valuable information so you can support your AAC users throughout the school year and beyond.