Video of the Week: Core Vocabulary All Day Long

November 24, 2013 by - Leave your thoughts


Video of the Week: Core Vocabulary All Day Long

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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Using Visual Supports for Goal-Setting Conversations

November 17, 2013 by - Leave your thoughts


Using Visual Supports for Goal-Setting Conversations

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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Make Your Own Communication Book Stand

November 10, 2013 by - 2 Comments


Make Your Own Communication Book Stand

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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Core Word Vocabulary Classroom Kit by Gail Van Tatenhove

November 3, 2013 by - 2 Comments


Core Vocabulary Classroom Kit by Gail Van Tatenhove

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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Video of the Week: Educating Students with Complex Support Needs in a Standards-Aligned System

October 27, 2013 by - 4 Comments


Educating Students with Complex Support Needs in a Standards-Aligned System

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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Developing Communicative Competence through Academic Content

October 13, 2013 by - 2 Comments


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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