Dolly Bhargava has written two books in the series of Getting Started Using visual systems to...
- Promote COMMUNICATION
- Promote PLAY
Dolly is a long time educator with a passion for children who have communication difficulties.
Dolly Bhargava is a speech language pathologist and an augmentative communication consultant. She is currently working with Ylana Bloom in her own business called 'Innovative Communication Programming'. She has worked with children and adults with intellectual and/or multiple disabilities in a variety of settings, including the 'Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children', Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care, variety of schools, group homes, family homes, day care centres and vocational programs. She has provided assessment, intervention, consultation, and training services to individuals of all ages addressing a wide range of educational, vocational, behavioural, communicative, and personal goals. She has co-authored a number of manuals with Ylana Bloom on a range of topics related to developing communication and literacy skills for children and adults. They include: Let's Read Together - Using commercially available books for children to promote literacy; Let's Read Together Part 1 - Creating personalised material to promote literacy, Let's Read Together Part 2 - Creating personalised material to promote literacy; The Participation Through Communication Guide, Let's Talk Together - The Great Ideas Manual for Creating Augmentative Communication Support – Update, Using Visual Connectors and Question Maps to create an AAC environment within the classroom, Using AAC to develop emotions and problem solving skills, Schedules and AAC strategies for PBS to deal with Challenging Behaviour She has presented workshops on the use of AAC for developing communication, literacy, person centred planning and positive behaviour support nationally and internationally.
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