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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 49: December 2021
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts you might like. Monday – December Year of Core Vocabulary & School... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 49: December 2021
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts you might like. Monday – December Year of Core Vocabulary & School... [Read More...]
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Throwback Thursday: AAC & the Teenage Years
Teenagers are a fun and exciting group to work with. In today’s post, we reach into the archives for some... [Read More...]
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December Year of Core Vocabulary & School Year of Core Vocabulary Words
In 2013, when schools and other clinical programs were expanding their emphasis on teaching core vocabulary words, PrAACtical AAC published... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 48: November 2021
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We have some posts that you might like. Monday – AAC Fair Testing Practices: Implementation &... [Read More...]
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A Day To Be Thankful
grat·i·tude /ˈɡradəˌt(y)o͞od/ noun the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness Today, we pause to... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – November 23
Happy Tuesday, AAC friends! Once a week we invite you to share your own AAC-related content, product news, or anything... [Read More...]
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AAC Fair Testing Practices: Implementation & Beyond
Fair testing practices based on individual needs, abilities, and priorities can be a game-changer for people who use AAC. These... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 47: November 2021
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts that you may have missed. Monday – AAC in School: Classroom Communication... [Read More...]
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AAC Fair Testing Practices: Communication & Documentation
We’re continuing to discuss strategies for helping teams devise ways to test students who use AAC in ways that allow... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: AAC for Emergent Communicators
How can we support learners who are at the earliest stages of communicative development? In today’s video, we feature a... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Assessing Classroom AAC Practices
How can we help students who have complex communication needs be successful in the classroom? In today’s featured video, AAC... [Read More...]
5 Ways to Support Multimodal Communicators
Like you, we are always looking at ways to take communication and language to the next level. We’re never really... [Read More...]
5 Things To Do Before You Choose an AAC App: Take A GULP
Thinking about getting an AAC app for someone you know with significant communication difficulties? There are some exciting options out... [Read More...]
Thanks to Elgar
This website has been a product of passion, energy, and more than a lot of years of philosophy. Carole and... [Read More...]
Are You AACtually Listening?
Multimodal communicators don’t get much cuter than this! Direct Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlp0R3NxaxU
Talking About Talking
A colleague and I taught a workshop awhile back where there was an interesting sidebar conversation. A special educator was... [Read More...]
Resolution #2 Behavioral Visual Supports
Resolution #2: Get the word out that USING visual supports can help improve behavior: 5 Visual Supports to Make it... [Read More...]
5 AAC & Tech Things We Do On Fridays
We usually have a somewhat lighter schedule on Friday so these are the fun AAC and Tech things we try... [Read More...]
Something to Celebrate
What better way to start a new year than by celebrating the achievement of something wonderful in the AAC world? ... [Read More...]
5 Quick Steps to Getting Started with the Unconventional Communicator
We know that ALL people communicate. However, when someone has communication challenges, their signals may not always be obvious or... [Read More...]
Possible Conflict of iPad2 & Programmable Shunts
Those of us who work with individuals who have hydrocephalus and other conditions in which a cerebral shunt may be... [Read More...]