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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Core Counts: Making Activity Based Instruction Count with Core Vocabulary Thank you to Paul Andres and Gail Van Tatenhove for sharing this awesome webinar. Don’t let the length of the video scare you, every moment of it COUNTS! The direct link for the video is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-xfv3VpvAg
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As readers of this blog know, we have learned much from the work of Dr. Caroline Musselwhite. Today, we are pleased to share a video series from SET-BC entitled Write to Talk. Recorded in 2005, Dr. Musselwhite’s ideas on how to make the language-literacy connection work for people who use AAC are as relevant today as they were when this video was first posted.
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Need a video to introduce families and colleagues to core language? Check out this one from Carla Butorac from Behavior Communicates.
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Dr. Caroline Musselwhite addresses the topic of overall good literacy instruction. She presents information about how to teach students with significant disabilities using fairly common literacy instruction strategies. There are 11 short video posts to help you get started. She discusses the issues of AAC and suggests strategies that are easy to implement and highly effective. Keep Calm and Watch On…
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SLPs have known for a very long time, that investments in early intervention pay off in a big way. But how is AAC factoring into the services that are being provided to young children with significant communication challenges? Today, we’re pleased to feature a video on this topic developed by the University of Toledo’s Partner’s Project. Dr. William McInerny provides a helpful overview.
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Ever thought about how the assessments for the Common Core State Standards are going to work for students with AAC needs? Take a look at what’s going on with the alternative assessment in states that are part of the Dynamic Learning Maps Consortium.
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Use Aided Language Input (ALI). If you have never have worked with a student with AAC, are just beginning, or are an expert, one of the best AAC teaching strategies is ALI. Learn or refresh your ALI knowledge with this great video by One’s Kid Place: Children’s Treatment Centre.
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Great video for supporting students with autism in inclusive secondary settings. But, actually, these strategies can work for everyone. Most of them are just good teaching strategies. Can you count the visual strategies for understanding, for expression, for organization and behavior? Direct link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veQKDDE9C_w” site=”youtube
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