AAC Goes to the Eddies!
December 9, 2013 6:00 am 4 Comments. A strange thing happened while we were busy thinking and writing about AAC. Two strange things, actually. First, we... [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
Strategy of the Month: Supporting Pre-Intentional Communicators
December 7, 2013 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsScene 1 Alex looks at the picture symbol choices placed in front of him and knocks them to the floor.... [Read More...]
Fast FAACt Friday: How Much Time Do SLPs in Healthcare Settings Spend on AAC Services to Children?
December 6, 2013 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsIn the US, you’d be hard pressed to find a graduate program in SLP that didn’t have required courses in... [Read More...]
5 Ways to Encourage AAC Learners
December 4, 2013 6:00 am 4 CommentsAs clinical educators, we have lots of conversations with student SLPs about reinforcement of specific skills. We’ll save that for... [Read More...]
Teach Me Tuesday: AAC Evaluation Genie
December 3, 2013 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsAnything that can help SLPs do better AAC evals gets a double thumbs up from us. We’ve blogged about the... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Nominations: The 2013 Edublog Awards
December 1, 2013 6:00 am 4 CommentsThe Edublog Awards recognize the power of the individual to make a positive impact in education-related fields. We were so... [Read More...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2013 6:00 am Leave your thoughts
3 Presentation Handouts with an Important AAC Message
November 27, 2013 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsWe don’t get to as many AAC conference presentations as we would like to, and are always appreciative when the... [Read More...]
5 Ways to Build Understanding
November 26, 2013 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsTeaching language can be a sticky business. The concepts can be quite abstract, and that’s a challenge for many AAC... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Thoughts on Supporting Reluctant Communicators
November 25, 2013 6:00 am 8 CommentsAs any experienced AAC professional will tell you, people who are learning to use AAC systems don’t produce as much... [Read More...]