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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...]
5 Ways to Encourage AAC Learners
As clinical educators, we have lots of conversations with student SLPs about reinforcement of specific skills. We’ll save that for... [Read More...]
Teach Me Tuesday: AAC Evaluation Genie
Anything that can help SLPs do better AAC evals gets a double thumbs up from us. We’ve blogged about the... [Read More...]
I am Thinking About Buying An AAC App… Now What?
This may be the time of year you are thinking of adding AAC apps to your assessment collection or are... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Nominations: The 2013 Edublog Awards
The Edublog Awards recognize the power of the individual to make a positive impact in education-related fields. We were so... [Read More...]
Core Words, Direct Vocabulary Instruction, & The Beginning Communicator
Direct vocabulary instruction is important for all level learners. The beginning communicator needs to learn core word vocabulary from USING... [Read More...]
December Core Word PrAACtice Ideas
December core word prAACtice ideas are here. The best way to TEACH core words is to first provide Aided Language Input-... [Read More...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
3 Presentation Handouts with an Important AAC Message
We don’t get to as many AAC conference presentations as we would like to, and are always appreciative when the... [Read More...]
5 Ways to Build Understanding
Teaching language can be a sticky business. The concepts can be quite abstract, and that’s a challenge for many AAC... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Thoughts on Supporting Reluctant Communicators
As any experienced AAC professional will tell you, people who are learning to use AAC systems don’t produce as much... [Read More...]