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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 16: April 2025
Happy Sunday, AAC friends, and a meaningful Easter to those who are celebrating today. We have a couple of things... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Supporting Part-time AAC Users
Individuals who require AAC support on an intermittent basis are somewhat different from those who use it all day, every... [Read More...]
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PráctiCAAmente Conectados: ISAAC Español
On the first Friday of each month, we publish a post in Spanish by guest author Claudia Marimón to highlight... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – February 4
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 Posts from PrAACtical Week # 5: February 2025
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. It was a busy week full of AAC learning at ATIA 2025 with great sessions and... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Mentoring Possibilities for Young People Who Use AAC
Learn about the lived mentoring experiences of AAC users in today’s featured presentation by AAC user and researcher Dr. Lateef... [Read More...]
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After the Holidays: AAC Conversations Using Pre-stored Questions
A great many AAC learners would love to be more actively involved in social conversations but may not have the... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – December 31
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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PrAACtically Christmas: AAC-friendly Resources
Add to the fun with some last-minute AAC-friendly Christmas activities. Communication Boards for Hanukkah and Christmas for AAC Users by... [Read More...]
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PrAACtically Hanukkah: Resources & Activities for an AAC-friendly Celebration
The 8-day celebration of Hanukkah begins this week. In recognition of the holiday, we’re sharing some AAC-friendly resources that might... [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...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: Implementing Data-driven AAC Programs in Schools
How can school-based programs work efficiently and effectively without using a one-size-fits-all approach? Today, we learn about the approach used... [Read More...]
10 Ways to Have an AAC Holiday Season!
Use social narratives to explain happy upcoming events, stressful upcoming events, and out of the routine type events. Not only... [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...]