5 AAC Handouts from the 2012 ASHA Convention
November 30, 2012 5:52 am Leave your thoughtsMaybe you didn’t get to the ASHA Convention this year. Or maybe you did, but couldn’t get to all the... [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
PrAACtically Unfair: Why People with AAC Needs Sometimes Fail At Tests
November 29, 2012 8:57 am 8 CommentsWhat do these situations have in common? Renting a car with a new GPS system to drive to an interview... [Read More...]
32 AAC Posts You May Have Missed, October 2012
November 28, 2012 6:07 am Leave your thoughtsPrAACtical Goals That Matter It’s All About Us Free & Lite Versions of AAC Apps + App Selection Resources Beyond... [Read More...]
Funny Bones: Jokes for Sequential Message Devices/Apps
November 27, 2012 5:55 am 1 CommentBetween the craziness of the election, the stress of Superstorm Sandy, some frustration over some blog issues, and the pace... [Read More...]
5 Great Sites for AAC Vocabulary Practice
November 26, 2012 6:00 am 2 CommentsWe’re always happy to find sites that can be used to solidify new word learning. Once we completed a variety... [Read More...]
Pillow Talk: Mounting iPads/Tablets for Use in Bed
November 25, 2012 6:33 am Leave your thoughtsWe communicate whenever we’re awake, but sometimes it takes some creativity to find ways to provide AAC access when communicators... [Read More...]
Let’s Get Specific About Speech Intelligibility
November 23, 2012 6:00 am 1 CommentWhen we’re writing AAC evaluation reports, compiling funding documents, and summarizing the present level of performance in IEPs, we frequently... [Read More...]
Thankful
November 22, 2012 5:33 am Leave your thoughts
Explicitly Speaking: Vocabulary Teaching in AAC
November 20, 2012 6:17 am 1 CommentAn essential part of the model we shared for AAC semantic intervention is Step 2, teaching the new words with... [Read More...]
Choosing a Focus for Vocabulary Instruction
November 19, 2012 5:48 am Leave your thoughtsIn writing our posts on vocabulary teaching, we came across a host of vocabulary materials, games, apps, activities, lesson plans,... [Read More...]