SIG News | April 01, 20042004 Leadership Conference: Early Intervention and AAC Author Notes Copyright © 2004 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Augmentative & Alternative Communication / SIG News SIG News | April 01, 2004 2004 Leadership Conference: Early Intervention and AAC SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, April 2004, Vol. 13, 3. doi:10.1044/aac13.1.3 SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, April 2004, Vol. 13, 3. doi:10.1044/aac13.1.3 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation 2004 Leadership Conference: Early Intervention and AAC. Perspect Augment Altern Commun, 13(1), 3. doi: 10.1044/aac13.1.3. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: 2004 Leadership Conference: Early Intervention and AAC You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Our 5th Annual Leadership Conference focused on Early Intervention and AAC. Experts in other areas of speech-language pathology or other related professional areas made presentations to instruct and inform the learning and discussion of AAC-related thinking and problem-solving. Amy Finch from Fort Hays State University and Mary Ann Romski from Georgia State University presented the opening session, which provided the foundation for the conference, including a definition of early intervention and its importance to AAC as well as some of the “myths about AAC.” A presentation on “Teaching Parents New Skills to Support Their Young Children’s Communication Development” by Ann Kaiser of Vanderbilt University discussed what we know about early intervention and including parents as an integral part of this process. Laura Namy of Emory University provided an overview of “Contemporary Research on Early Symbolic Development” that provided critical information related to the development of symbolic skills in children developing normally. Based on the information in the opening presentations, participants were asked to identify issues in the development of early intervention programs and areas for further research. First Page Preview × View Large Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, become a SIG affiliate, or purchase a short-term subscription. Become a SIG Affiliate Join a SIG Pay Per View Entire SIG 12 Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication content & archive 24-hour access $25.00 Buy Now This Issue 24-hour access $17.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $10.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account We've Changed Our Publication Model... The 19 individual SIG Perspectives publications have been relaunched as the new, all-in-one Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. Learn more > Related Articles Related Topics Augmentative & Alternative Communication