Training for special education teachers in augmentative and alternative communication

This episode features discussion of a national survey of special education teachers to assess the level of training they received in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and to collect their reflections and recommendations to support students who use AAC in their classrooms.  

VKC Researcher: Alexandra Da Fonte, Ph.D., associate professor of the Practice, Director of Professional Studies, Vanderbilt University

Guest Researcher: Miriam Boesch, Ph.D., associate professor of Special Education, University of North Texas

What is The Promise of Discovery?

“The Promise of Discovery” is a podcast hosted by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center that highlights research in intellectual and developmental disabilities. The goals of the podcast are to host conversations about research in plain language and to highlight “real world” implications. The discussions cover why the research matters in the lives of people with disabilities and families, how the research impacts and enhances what we know already and/or raises additional questions in the field, and what implications the research might have for policy.