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How I Do It: Supporting Spanish-speaking AAC Learners
We’ve been on a mission to add our support to the population of AAC users from Spanish-speaking communities, so when... [Read More...]
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How I Do It: Supporting Spanish-speaking AAC Learners
We’ve been on a mission to add our support to the population of AAC users from Spanish-speaking communities, so when... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week #42: October 2020
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts that might be of interest. Monday – TELL ME About It: AAC... [Read More...]
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School Year of Core Vocabulary Words: AAC Resources for Month 3 (October) by Michaela Sullivan, Alisa Lego, & Beth Lytle
Welcome to a new post in the School Year of Core Vocabulary Words series! Each of these posts, guest authored... [Read More...]
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TELL ME About It: AAC Learning with ‘I Know a Lot!’!
It’s time for another post with book-related ideas for supporting core vocabulary learning in preschool classrooms. Jeanna Antrim and Maggie... [Read More...]
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How I Do It: Building & Using Language Kits
Our community is so fortunate to have talented AAC clinicians who generously share their tips for working smart and being... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week #40: October 2020
Happy AAC Awareness Month! Here are some posts that you may have missed in your busy week. Monday – PrAACtically... [Read More...]
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TELL ME Virtual Classrooms
Today we kick off AAC Awareness Month 2020 and there’s no better way to do that than to share some... [Read More...]
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PrAACtically October: AAC Resources for A Year of Core Vocabulary Words (Remote or In-person Learning)
Do you know any AAC learners like these? Jeremiah has an SGD with thousands of core and fringe words, but... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week #39: September 2020
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We have a few posts for you to explore. Monday – Growing AAC Professionals: A Virtual... [Read More...]
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School Year of Core Vocabulary Words: AAC Resources for Month 2 (September) by Michaela Sullivan, Alisa Lego, & Beth Lytle
Though we are wrapping up the month of September, the core words selected for this month are high-frequency words that... [Read More...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: AAC Team Leadership
How can we strengthen our AAC teams and position them to best serve individuals with complex communication needs? In today’s... [Read More...]
AAC App Give-Away: It's a PrAACtical Celebration
– “It may be conceded to the mathematicians that four is twice two. But two is not twice one. Two is... [Read More...]
7 Apps for Adolescents with Special Needs
We have ‘grown up’ with many of our students and their families. We have learned from the students themselves, their... [Read More...]
"Not Dumb Now" (And, Actually, Never Was)
In honor of Helen Keller, June 27, 1880-June 1, 1968 – “The most pathetic person in the world is someone who... [Read More...]
Pivotal Skills for AAC Intervention: Aided Language Input
We can’t seem to stop talking about the power of aided language input. It’s one of those strategies that make... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Suggestions: 5 Ways to Elicit Language Without Asking a Direct Question
SLPs love to talk, of course, but sometimes that works against us. Over-prompting. Jumping in to repeat the last question.... [Read More...]
Before It’s Too Late: A PrAACtical Resource for Emergency Situations
We’re in the first month of hurricane season and preparedness is very much on our minds. With that in mind,... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Tips for Passing the SLP PRAXIS on the First Try, Part 1
In today’s post, we’re taking a big detour. For the next few weeks, some of our Sunday posts will deviate... [Read More...]
Visual Supports to Build Use of Socially Appropriate Nonverbal Behaviors
Most of our posts are about teaching language, but today we take a little side trip into nonverbal communication. We’ve... [Read More...]
The Art of Scaffolding as a Language Facilitation Strategy
“The best thing about being a teacher is it matters. The hardest thing is that it matters every day. All... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Resources: Making Sense of Picture Symbol Options
Yes, a picture’s worth a thousand words. But which pictures are the ‘right’ pictures for your client’s AAC system? There... [Read More...]