The Essential Stuff of an AAC Speechie by Gail Van Tatenhove
Master clinician, Gail Van Tatenhove, shares her AAC speechie stuff. What is yours?
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Tagged With: AAC Resources
Master clinician, Gail Van Tatenhove, shares her AAC speechie stuff. What is yours?
Filed under: Video of the Week
Tagged With: AAC Resources
Julie Dunbar of Orange County Goodwill’s AT Exchange Center provides an overview of core vocabulary teaching activities. Need suggestions for teaching and practicing these words throughout the day? Take a look. Direct Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=293GzUPnFAM
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Tagged With: AT Exchange, core language, core vocabulary, Goodwill of Orange County, Julie Dunbar
Empowering people with AAC needs to be actively involved in goal setting is something that most professionals would see as a priority. Where we get sometimes get stuck is on HOW to make that happen. In this week’s featured video, Dr. Joan Murphy demonstrates the use of Talking Mats in goal-setting conversations. You can learn more about that here. Direct link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-fFCtQ5sB
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Tagged With: empower, goal setting, goals, Joan Murphy, Talking Mats
How can you make AAC learning easier with an empty binder and some duct tape? Stay tuned! Mary-Louise Bertram demonstrates how to make a portable stand for a PODD book, that could also work well for other kinds of communication books. Not only is this an inexpensive DIY solution, but one that allows you to use the book flat on the table or angled on the stand. Great for aided language input! We love the idea of repurposing for 3-ring binders, too. Here is the direct link, if you need it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJUKepEX4Xk
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Tagged With: communication book, DIY, Mary-Lousie Bertram, PODD book
Need some help with core vocabulary teaching? Check out The Core Vocabulary Classroom Kit by Gail Van Tatenhove. Really awesome visual supports to go with core word teaching and active learning. *There is a fee for this kit. However, Gail Van Tatenhove also has many free resources on her website and on Minspeak’s website. **We receive no financial benefit from this product. We just think it is a great resource.
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Tagged With: Core Word Vocabulary, Gail Van Tatenhove, resource
In many schools, educational teams struggle to develop appropriate curriculum-based instruction for students with significant disabilities. In this week’s video, the group from PaTTAN has collaborated with from University of Kentucky to present a workshop addressing this topic. Enjoy Educating Students with Complex Support Needs in a Standards-Aligned System, presented by Jeannine Brinkley, Sarah Kennedy, Dori Anderson, Debbie Brown, Mariel Zeller, and Sharon Leonard.
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Tagged With: classroom, education, Instruction, PaTTAN, standards
How can we address the needs of AAC learners as they grow and change? In this video, Karen Sheehan discusses iPad apps that can help students who with communication, organization, note taking, and reading. Thanks to the Accessible Technology Coalition for making this available.
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Tagged With: education, note taking, transition
The wonderful team at PaTTAN provides amazingly strong content for school-based professionals and families in support of students with AT needs. Lucky for those of us who live far from Pennsylvania that they videotape some of their trainings and provide them online for the broader world. In this set of videos, Drs. Jacqueline Kearns and Jane Kleinert from the University of Kentucky, share information about helping students with significant communication challenges become better communicators as they learn academic content.
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Tagged With: communicative competence, education
A song brought to you by some great advocacy people AND definitely guaranteed to make you smile. This is not new but the ideas are relevant now just as before. ISAAC International AAC Awareness Campaign TASH Communication Committee Everyone Communicates Judy Bailey Snoopi Botten
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What’s an accessible book? SET BC shows us one type in this video. Check it out and then click here to download some to enjoy with an AAC learner. It’s a great day for reading! Once on the page, scroll down to access the video.
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Tagged With: accessible books, literacy, reading, SET BC