AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 11, March 2014
March 15, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsWe’re still adjusting to Daylight Savings Time (morning comes too soon!) but managed to rub the sleep from our eyes... [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
Before We Read: Using Predictions for PrAACtical Learning
March 14, 2014 7:20 am 4 CommentsThis month, we’re focusing on literacy learning for our Monday posts on Strategy of the Month. In honor of that... [Read More...]
Try This: A PrAACtical Idea for Aided Language Input
March 13, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsAt the ATIA 2014 conference in January, it was exciting to hear about the updates on how core vocabulary... [Read More...]
Watch It Wednesday: Learn More About iOS 7 with Spectronics
March 12, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe amazing team at Spectronics has been presenting a terrific set of workshops on iPads for education and special needs.... [Read More...]
Research Tuesday: Literacy Instruction for Students with Significant Disabilities
March 11, 2014 6:00 am 1 CommentWe all remember certain ‘firsts’ – your first bike, your first plane ride, your first car. One of my memorable... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: An ABA Perspective on AAC for Students with Autism
March 9, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsThis week’s video features Dr. Melissa Olive, who provides an introduction to AAC for people with ASD. Thanks to The... [Read More...]
AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 10, March 2014
March 8, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsHope you had an AAC-filled week! Here are some posts you might have missed. Sunday: Video of the Week –... [Read More...]
Linguistically-robust AAC Systems
March 7, 2014 6:00 am 6 CommentsAt the NCACA conference last month, a few of us were talking about what it means to have an AAC... [Read More...]
AACtual Therapy with Deanna Wagner: Why Cook When You Can’t Eat?
March 6, 2014 6:00 am 3 CommentsOne of our prAACtical friends loves to think about, talk about, and participate in anything to do with baking. Not... [Read More...]
5 Reasons to Put AAC Training for Staff and Parents into the IEP
March 5, 2014 6:00 am 6 CommentsSLPs tend to love (good, relevant) professional development. We flock to conferences (15,000+ ASHA attendees this past November), sign up... [Read More...]