PrAACtically There: ISAAC 2012
July 27, 2012 8:24 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s not every month that I get a chance to go to an international conference, let alone one focused specifically... [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
AAC Assessment Round-Up
July 26, 2012 10:22 am 2 CommentsSome posts that may be helpful for planning AAC assessments 92 Free or Lite Versions of AAC Apps Introducing RELAAACs:... [Read More...]
5 Ways to Use Rating Scales to Enhance Communication with AAC
July 25, 2012 3:00 pm Leave your thoughtsIn an earlier post, we lamented the under-utilization of a quick and effective strategy: qualitative rating scales. You may not... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Alert: The World’s AAC Conference Comes to You (Well, a little bit of it)
July 25, 2012 1:11 pm Leave your thoughtsI am so very lucky to be able to go to Pittsburgh this weekend for the biennial conference of the... [Read More...]
5+5 Commandments for Speech Output Communication
July 22, 2012 3:37 pm 2 CommentsOnce in awhile, we come across something that is just too good to keep to ourselves and has to be... [Read More...]
PBS & Visual Supports
July 22, 2012 10:23 am Leave your thoughtsThis week’s video comes from Katie Thomas of the Autism and Tertiary Behavior Supports Project of the Kansas Technical Assistance... [Read More...]
Supporting Positive Behavior Through Contingency Mapping
July 21, 2012 12:20 pm 7 CommentsThis month we’re focusing on visual supports and strategies to support positive behavior. We’ve talked about transition supports and environmental... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Suggestions: Writing Goals for People Learning AAC
July 18, 2012 5:16 pm 8 CommentsThis post was inspired by a budding young professional who loves AAC and is DETERMINED to provide best practice services... [Read More...]
Using Visual Supports to Promote Positive Behavior
July 15, 2012 12:47 pm Leave your thoughtsThis week we have a series of short videos from the Geneva Centre for Autism on strategies to support positive... [Read More...]
5 Under-Used Strategies in AAC
July 14, 2012 1:03 pm 2 Comments1. Partner-assisted scanning (PAS) offers great flexibility and spontaneity. Don’t want to take your SGD to the beach? A print-out... [Read More...]