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...]
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
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...]
Teach Me Tuesday: NOVA Chat
March 4, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsIn this Teach Me Tuesday post, we feature a versatile and popular SGD, the NOVA Chat (Saltillo). Come along and learn... [Read More...]
Robust Literacy Instruction for People Who Use AAC
March 3, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsWe get so many questions about the best way to ‘do’ literacy with AAC learners that decided to build on... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: Supporting Early Writers
March 2, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsCan students with significant communication and other challenges learn to write? We think so, and love the approach discussed by... [Read More...]
AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 9: March 2014
March 1, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsSunday: Video of the Week – Direct Selection Using Laser Pointers Monday: Strategy of the Month – The Power of... [Read More...]
Make It PrAACtical: Cell Phone Stand
February 28, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsAAC professionals are generally big proponents of multimodal communication. These days, it seems like almost everyone has a cell phone... [Read More...]
A Day in the Life of an AAC Chick SLP
February 27, 2014 6:00 am 2 CommentsToday we have a return appearance by Vicki Clarke, CEO of Dynamic Therapy Associates. In this fun post, Vicki let’s... [Read More...]
Understanding Rett Syndrome by Sally-Ann Garrett
February 26, 2014 6:00 am 5 CommentsWhen we did our graduate training, there was little or no mention of Rett Syndrome, a genetic disorder involving a... [Read More...]
A PrAACtical Look at Access YouTube
February 25, 2014 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsAs we all know, there are many prAACtical ways to use YouTube videos to support AAC learning. When we’re looking... [Read More...]