The Preschool AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Checklist was developed under a grant from the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Education Foundation. The objective of this project was to produce a tool to train AAC skills to speech impaired preschool children with cerebral palsy to enhance academic success in the educational system. The Preschool AAC checklist is a tracking  system for teachers, parents, and therapists. It is designed to monitor a students development in AAC skills and technology use from age three until kindergarten or first grade where formal academics begin in our public school system. the diagnosis of cerebral palsy is not necessary for a student to use this checklist.