^ PRC-Saltillo Gives The Gift Of Technology

"These micro:bits may be small, but they're seeds." On October 21, PRC-Saltillo Director of Innovation, Robert Read, presented Superintendent Jeffrey Layton and the Northwestern Local Schools Board with a check for $2,045.65. The amount represents half the purchase price of 120 micro:bits, with the Romich Foundation contri...

^ Rett Syndrome Does Not Define Her

My name is McKenzie Tuckson. I am a fashion-forward and intelligent 16 year-old varsity cheerleader,  Ambassador of Nashville public schools, Vice President of my junior class and student advocate for the state of Tennessee. l live with Rett Syndrome, but it does not define me. I enjoy attending classes at Whites Creek...

^ PRC-Saltillo Sponsors Two ANCDS Fellowship Awards

Last year, PRC-Saltillo was pleased to sponsor two Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) Fellowship Awards. Founded in 1988, ANCDS is non-profit, professional organization with the goal of "enhancing the communicative lives of people affected by neurologic disorders." Every year, ANCDS offers ...

^ Standardized Assessment In AAC Evaluations

— by Beth Studdiford Standardized Assessment is defined on the ASHA website as an empirically developed evaluation tool with established reliability and validity. Formal testing may be useful for assessing the structure and form of language, but may not provide an accurate assessment of an individual's use of languag...

^ Introducing: Engage

Introducing Engage! Designed for the emerging users of AAC, Engage™ helps those using eye tracking (or eyegaze) technology to facilitate growth through simple explorative and interactive activities. Start simple…and build Engage provides an array of interactive activities and communication displays. Entirely...

^ You Can't Slow This Girl Down!

Kyleigh Kramlich, 17, has competed in close to two dozen marathons and half-marathons, and is getting set to compete in the Atlanta, Georgia area Peachtree Road Race this holiday weekend. She is the daughter of PRC-Saltillo’s own Kristine Kramlich, a regional consultant for PRC in the northern part of the state. Kyl...