PrAACtically SLPs: Working with Children With Complex Medical Conditions
June 19, 2014 6:00 am 5 CommentsWe are pleased to be sharing another post by a graduate student SLP. Stephanie Amundsen attends the SLP program at... [Read More...]
Author Archives for Carole Zangari
AboutCarole Zangari
Carole Zangari has been involved in the practice and teaching of AAC for over 30 years. She is a professor of speech-language pathology and has been fortunate to have been able to introduce many children and adults to the world of AAC. "Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." Theodore Roosevelt
Watch It Wednesday: A Right to Communicate
June 18, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsGet ready to smile and enjoy this video produced by the Dumfries and Galloway National Health Service. Lots of great advice... [Read More...]
Teach Me Tuesday: AACORN
June 17, 2014 6:00 am 3 CommentsLooking for an app with a very different approach to AAC? Join us in learning about AACORN, developed collaboratively with... [Read More...]
Tell Me More: Increasing Sentence Complexity by AAC Learners
June 16, 2014 12:28 pm 2 CommentsExpanding the length and complexity of sentences is something that SLPs love to work on well beyond the ‘early communicator’... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: The Development of Literacy Skills by Individuals with Angelman Syndrome
June 15, 2014 6:00 am 3 CommentsWe’re so pleased to be able to share this terrific webinar presented by Erin Sheldon and hosted by the Angelman... [Read More...]
AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 24 – June 2014
June 14, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsSunday: Video of the Week – AAC App Selection Help Monday: Strategy of the Month – Building Sentence Length Tuesday:... [Read More...]
Evidence-based AAC Strategies for Students with Autism with Betsy Caporale
June 13, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsAutism Awareness and Acceptance Month may be over, but our interests in providing empirically-supported AAC services are long-lasting. In this post,... [Read More...]
How We Do It: Using the Pocket Calendar With Heather Buhr and Dr. Kristy Weissling
June 12, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsWe are happy to welcome back our friend and colleague, Dr. Kristy Weissling, and her student Heather Buhr, who are... [Read More...]
Watch It Wednesday: Effective Communication Strategies
June 11, 2014 6:00 am 2 CommentsWe’ll take any opportunity we can get to see teachers eliciting AAC in the classroom. Take a look at some of... [Read More...]
Research Tuesday: Comparing Picture Exchange and SGDs
June 10, 2014 7:00 am Leave your thoughtsPicture exchange is powerful strategy for building symbolic communication in individuals with significant communication difficulties. We’ve posted about implementation of... [Read More...]