Sunday: Video of the Week – Thoughts on Functional Communication Teaching Monday: I Have A Lot to Say Tuesday: Teach Me Tuesday – PCEye Go from Tobii Wednesday: Watch It Wednesday – Viva La Evidence! Thursday: Happy New Year!
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“A 21st century clinician who cannot critically read a study is as unprepared as one who cannot take blood pressure or examine the cardiovascular system.” What better way to end one year and usher in the new, than a reminder of the role of scientific study in our profession? In AAC, there isn’t as much research as we would like, but we sure do need to make it our business to evaluate and use the empirical evidence that we do have. P.S. We like Coldplay a little more now. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Glasziou, P., Burls, A.,& Gilbert, R. (2008). Evidence based medicine and the medical curriculum: The search engine is now as essential as the stethoscope. The BMJ, 337, 704. Direct Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUW0Q8tXVUc
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Come along with us to learn more about the Tobii PCEye Go. Main resource page PCEye Manual PC Eye Go & Pro Configuration Guide PC Eye Go & Pro Mounting Guide Gaze Interaction Software Guide Where to Go for Help
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Sunday – Video of the Week: Aided Language Input During Book Reading Monday – AAC Learning Takes Time Tuesday – Communicating with People Who are Learning to Use AAC: 5 Strategies We Can’t Live Without Wednesday – Watch It Wednesday: Completely PrAACtical Thursday – Happy Holidays! Friday – PrAACtical Resource: Feature Match Chart
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Today, we head to Oklahoma for a chart that comes in handy when comparing SGDs during the feature match process. I especially love the distinction between features on the ‘Must Have’ list and those on the ‘Wish List.’ Thanks to the Oklahoma AT Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center for this helpful resource!
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“Please remember to feel complete.” What a wonderful message for the holiday season! Thanks to Cashel Gardner for this terrific video.
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Don’t pre-empt: Give them a chance to express themselves by not automatically anticipating and meeting every need they have. What can make us nurturing caregivers sometimes gets in the way of building new communication skills. Create opportunities: Engineer those ‘teachable moments’ by using communication temptations. Making them want to communicate is half the battle. Slow down and pause: Nature abhors a vacuum. And we SLPs have a terrible time NOT talking. That’s a shame, really, because those ‘perfect pauses’ are wonderful teaching tools. Speak AAC: We can’t say this often enough. To teach someone to communicate with AAC symbols, we must speak to the learners using those same tools. When we want someone to use their communication aid more often, we make it a priority for US to use the AAC more frequently. That’s just how it works for beginning communicators. Prompt wisely: A little prompting is a good and... [Read More...]
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