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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week #4: January 2021
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We’re so glad that you’re here to check out some posts from the past week. Monday... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week #4: January 2021
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We’re so glad that you’re here to check out some posts from the past week. Monday... [Read More...]
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5 Books for AAC Professionals
Reading blogs and websites is a great way to get information on practical aspects of AAC. For a deeper dive,... [Read More...]
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PrAACtical Conversations: AAC Decision-making with Talking Mats
Today, we welcome back SLT Katherine Small, an AAC Consultant at the Ace Centre, for the second in her series... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week #3: January 2021
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. If you enjoy talking about academics, language intervention, and AAC, I invite you to join me... [Read More...]
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PrAACtically Martin Luther King, Jr Day
It’s a good day to expand our resource toolkit. Here are some links to explore if you’re looking to integrate... [Read More...]
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AACtual Therapy: Using Talking Mats to Support People with Complex Communication Needs
Talking Mats, a powerful tool for helping people with complex needs share their thoughts and advocate for themselves, is a... [Read More...]
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Throwback Thursday: Considerations in AAC Intervention
Supporting individuals with AAC needs can be a complex process. Even when we have access to the full range of... [Read More...]
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AAC in Secondary School: Research Project AACtivity
We’re excited to start off 2021 with a new series focusing on supporting students use AAC during their high school... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week #1: January 2021
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts that may be of interest. Monday – PrAACtically January: AAC Resources for... [Read More...]
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School Year of Core Vocabulary Words: AAC Resources for Month 6 (January) by Michaela Sullivan, Alisa Lego, & Beth Lytle
As we turn the page on the calendar, we’re also thinking ahead to getting back to school after the holiday... [Read More...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: Supporting Core Vocabulary in a Life Skills Classroom
Planning, designing, creating, teaching. Helping students become more proficient with their AAC systems often involves teaching core vocabulary and it... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: Visual Schedules & Inclusion
We love strategies that work for everyone and visual schedules certainly fall into that category. Although the my planner might look... [Read More...]
Strategy of the Month: Riddle Me This
Here’s a riddle for you. Read the clues and guess what tool or strategy we’re talking about. Clue #1: It’s... [Read More...]
National Quilting Day & Employment
Did you know that March 17, 2012 was National Quilting Day? We didn’t know either until we found out about... [Read More...]
PrAActically New- Success
The Secret to Succeeding At Anything We found this very cool photo message through Russ Ewell on google + (re-posted... [Read More...]
February AAC Round-Up
The Fives 5 Features of AAC Apps & SGDs that Make Us Happy 5 Little Things that Make a Big... [Read More...]
5 Features of AAC Apps & SGDs that Make Us Happy
1. Doing a back-up or restore by email? Sounds good to us! Thanks, PictureCanTalk. 2. Allowing people to explore all... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: Aided Language Input Demo
This week’s video features Gail Van Tatenhove doing part of a lesson on disaster preparedness, something we take pretty seriously in... [Read More...]
AACtual Progress: Learning to Use Aided Language Input
The only thing better than watching someone who uses AAC get the hang of it, is having the privilege of... [Read More...]
Malls & Communication…. Supports
I was in the mall with my teenage daughter yesterday (because that is her favorite place to go) and we... [Read More...]
Teachers in AACtion: Aided Language Input
We love people who take a chance and put themselves out there to learn and grow. This video of teacher... [Read More...]