PrAACtical Tips for Passing the SLP PRAXIS on the First Try, Part 1
June 24, 2012 12:24 pm 6 CommentsIn today’s post, we’re taking a big detour. For the next few weeks, some of our Sunday posts will deviate... [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
Visual Supports to Build Use of Socially Appropriate Nonverbal Behaviors
June 24, 2012 10:24 am Leave your thoughtsMost of our posts are about teaching language, but today we take a little side trip into nonverbal communication. We’ve... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Resources: Making Sense of Picture Symbol Options
June 23, 2012 10:26 am Leave your thoughtsYes, a picture’s worth a thousand words. But which pictures are the ‘right’ pictures for your client’s AAC system? There... [Read More...]
5 Tools to Make Aided Language Input Easier
June 22, 2012 10:39 am Leave your thoughtsIf you’ve been following our blog, you know that we consider aided language input to be a pivotal skill for... [Read More...]
"Call Me Later:" 5 Supports for Phone Communication by People Who Use AAC
June 20, 2012 10:09 am Leave your thoughtsWhile I am not one of those folks who has a phone glued to her ear, I sure wouldn’t want... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: F is for Feedback
June 17, 2012 1:09 pm 1 CommentThis week, we’ve been talking about feedback as a language facilitation strategy and when I came across this video of... [Read More...]
72 Free & Lite Versions of AAC Apps
June 17, 2012 10:23 am Leave your thoughtsThere is a more recent version of this post and app list. Click HERE for the updated version. — Here... [Read More...]
F is for Feedback
June 16, 2012 1:45 pm Leave your thoughtsThis month we’ve been talking about ways to use traditional language facilitation strategies with people who use AAC. So... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Intervention Ideas: AAC Learning with the Toys, Websites, and Apps You Love
June 16, 2012 10:16 am Leave your thoughtsOne of the best things about being an AAC interventionist is that it allows you to play and find creative... [Read More...]
Introducing RELAAACs: Rubric for Evaluating the Language of Apps for AAC
June 15, 2012 2:37 pm 13 CommentsIt is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to... [Read More...]