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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 49: December 2024
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We have some posts you might enjoy. Tuesday – AAC Link Up Wednesday – Video of... [Read More...]
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December Year of Core Vocabulary & School Year of Core Vocabulary Words
It’s prAACtically time to turn the calendar to a new page, so today we’re re-sharing resources for December year of... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Getting Ready for November School Year of Core Vocabulary Words Older Student Lessons
Lindsay Dougherty and Michaela Sullivan have lots of fun ideas for implementing core vocabulary instruction with older students. Take a... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – October 22
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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Video of the Week: AAC Halloween Fun
Halloween is still a few weeks away, but there’s no need to wait to get excited about the holiday. Check... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 39: September 2024
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts you might like. Tuesday – AAC Link Up Wednesday – Video of... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 37: September 2024
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts you may have missed. Tuesday – AAC Link Up Wednesday – Video... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – September 3
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 & Community with Stepping into AAC (Weeks 18-19)
We’re in the home stretch of our Stepping Into AAC series! Follow along as we continue with a focus on... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 29: July 2024
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts you might have missed. Monday – AAC & Reading with Stepping into... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Alternative Ways to Access AAC Technologies
Technological advances, perseverance, and creativity are combining to offer new opportunities for accessing AAC technology. In today’s post, we share... [Read More...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: Using AAC to Support Late-Talking Toddlers
Can AAC be an effective way to support young children with slower speech development? Today, we feature the work of... [Read More...]
A PrAACtical Christmas Carol
On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a laminator with a warranty. On the 2nd day... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: Short Conversation- Kreed’s World
Awesome video from Kreed’s World on teaching short conversations. Look at the great example of the language facilitation strategy: repetition... [Read More...]
Helping Pre-Intentional Communicators to Cross the Intentionality Bridge
Earlier this month, we talked about the communication journey, from communication that is completely partner-inferred (pre-intentional) to communicating purposefully. The... [Read More...]
Power Words from PrAACtical Friends
Teaching core vocabulary is the best way to pack a lot of power into an AAC system. As some of... [Read More...]
Throwback Thursday: Past Posts about Pre-Intentional & Beginning Communication
The Strategy of the Month for December is about Pre-Intentional and Beginning Communication. We knew this topic meant a lot... [Read More...]
Watch It Wednesday: Using Visual Scene Displays to Build Language and Literacy
Deanne Shoyer, from Small But Kinda Mighty, has been sharing some fantastic ideas for building language in kids who are... [Read More...]
Teach Me Tuesday: TapSpeak Button and Sequence
We love single message and sequential message communicators for their ease and flexibility. This week in Teach Me Tuesday we’re... [Read More...]
AAC Vocabulary Lists
We were looking for some core vocabulary lists the other day and it struck us: Maybe you were, too! Here... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: Determining the Cause of Challenging Behavior
In many cases, SLPs start their careers without the knowledge or experiences that prepare them to support individuals with challenging... [Read More...]
Breaking Through with Emerging Intentional and Beginning Communicators of All Ages
We are thinking a lot about emerging-intentional and beginning communicators. Even within these categories it seems there are sub-categories. We... [Read More...]