Come along with us to learn more about the Tobii PCEye Go. Main resource page PCEye Manual PC Eye Go & Pro Configuration Guide PC Eye Go & Pro Mounting Guide Gaze Interaction Software Guide Where to Go for Help
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Sunday – Video of the Week: Aided Language Input During Book Reading Monday – AAC Learning Takes Time Tuesday – Communicating with People Who are Learning to Use AAC: 5 Strategies We Can’t Live Without Wednesday – Watch It Wednesday: Completely PrAACtical Thursday – Happy Holidays! Friday – PrAACtical Resource: Feature Match Chart
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Today, we head to Oklahoma for a chart that comes in handy when comparing SGDs during the feature match process. I especially love the distinction between features on the ‘Must Have’ list and those on the ‘Wish List.’ Thanks to the Oklahoma AT Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center for this helpful resource!
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“Please remember to feel complete.” What a wonderful message for the holiday season! Thanks to Cashel Gardner for this terrific video.
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Don’t pre-empt: Give them a chance to express themselves by not automatically anticipating and meeting every need they have. What can make us nurturing caregivers sometimes gets in the way of building new communication skills. Create opportunities: Engineer those ‘teachable moments’ by using communication temptations. Making them want to communicate is half the battle. Slow down and pause: Nature abhors a vacuum. And we SLPs have a terrible time NOT talking. That’s a shame, really, because those ‘perfect pauses’ are wonderful teaching tools. Speak AAC: We can’t say this often enough. To teach someone to communicate with AAC symbols, we must speak to the learners using those same tools. When we want someone to use their communication aid more often, we make it a priority for US to use the AAC more frequently. That’s just how it works for beginning communicators. Prompt wisely: A little prompting is a good and... [Read More...]
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Sunday – Video of the Week: Core Literature Monday – AAC is My Voice Tuesday – Teach Me Tuesday: AvaTalker Wednesday – Watch It Wednesday: Living an Accessible Life Thursday – Hello Holidays: AAC Ideas for Your Celebration Friday – Got Holiday Cards? 5 PrAACtical Ideas
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Whether it is electronically or by postal mail, many of our prAACtical friends are sending and receiving holiday greetings this week. Here are some thoughts on taking advantage of their novelty and using them to build language and literacy skills. Core Vocabulary: Lots of opportunity to practice using core words. Can I have it? I like it. It is fun. Give it to me. Do you want it? I want to see. We can do it (together). I can see it. Do you want to do more? Can you see the ___? WH Questions: Make it a game to pick a card to talk about. Everyone can have a turn asking and answering questions like these and get some core word practice in at the same time. Who gave it? Where are they? What do you think? Why do you like (not like) it? Stop and Go: Have a cute... [Read More...]
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