5+ Ways to Make Page Fluffers and Spacers
December 26, 2012 6:11 am 4 CommentsSometimes the pages of communication books can be hard to turn, particularly if the pages are stiff or laminated. Here... [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 Awesome Things We’ve Heard Kids Say with AAC
December 24, 2012 5:56 am 12 CommentsListen up, friends. Kids are talking with AAC and saying some terrific things. Here are some of our favorites. 1.... [Read More...]
Why Introduce a Pictured-based Communication System?
December 23, 2012 5:44 am Leave your thoughtsIn an earlier screencast, we gave some clinical rationales and empirical evidence for using AAC. In this post, we share... [Read More...]
Why We Love AAC Language Experience Activities
December 21, 2012 5:59 am 3 CommentsWe love hearing the ways in which SLPs are using language experience activities in their therapy. That’s why we woke... [Read More...]
Beyond Good Intentions: Thoughts on PrAACtical Supports for Families
December 19, 2012 5:51 am 7 CommentsSometimes it’s hard to know how best to help families of AAC learners. There can be a dynamic tension between... [Read More...]
AAC Vocabulary Instruction Round-Up
December 18, 2012 5:46 am Leave your thoughts5 Great Sites for AAC Vocabulary Practice Complete Vocabulary Instruction Ideas & Activities Vocabulary Learning Materials & AAC Strategies Explicitly... [Read More...]
Why Use AAC?
December 16, 2012 5:55 am Leave your thoughtsDo you work with colleagues and families who have concerns about using AAC? Get questions about whether AAC is really... [Read More...]
Communication Books: Making Decisions About Format
December 15, 2012 5:54 am 3 CommentsFour-year-old Josiah had a tiny one that was clipped to his belt loop so it was handy all throughout his... [Read More...]
The PrAACtical Side of Giving: Random AACts of Kindness
December 12, 2012 5:15 am Leave your thoughtsThe best thing about the holiday season, in our humble opinion, is the heightened sense of caring that people have... [Read More...]
5 AAC-related Presentation Handouts from 2012
December 11, 2012 5:32 am Leave your thoughtsOne of our deepest holiday wishes is that every AAC-loving clinician could have an increased travel budget for professional development.... [Read More...]