A Core Issue: A Core Vocabulary for the Common Core

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Nov 16, 2012
from 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM

Where

ASHA Convention, Atlanta, GA

Contact Name

Penelope Hatch; Karen Erickson; Allison Dennis

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Students who use AAC face numerous challenges accessing the academic curriculum. The new Common Core StateStandards (CCSS) provide us with a unique opportunity to develop core vocabulary, including language necessary for academics. This presentation will include considerations used in developing and expanding a core vocabulary for the new CCSS.

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