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Make It Monday: Videos for Teaching AAC
When teaching AAC, it can be helpful to have multimedia materials to supplement our explicit instruction. In today’s post, we’re... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: SLPs in the Classroom to Support AAC Learning
How can SLPs provide effective AAC support in the classroom? Today’s video features a recorded session from AAC in the... [Read More...]
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September AAC Year of Core Vocabulary Resources: PreK Through High School
In 2013, when schools and other clinical programs were expanding their emphasis on teaching core vocabulary words, Robin Parker and... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 34
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We have some posts that may be of interest. Monday – August AAC Year of Core... [Read More...]
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Beyond “Good” & “Nothing:” Helping Children With AAC Needs Tell About Their School Day
“How was school?” (Good) “What did you do?” (Nothing) This scenario plays out in many cars and kitchens in the after... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Exploring The Communication Matrix
The Communication Matrix has evolved to be one of the most useful assessment tools available for individuals who are at... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – August 19
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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August AAC Year of Core Vocabulary Resources: PreK Through High School
We’re back and ready for a new school year and all that comes with it. Are you planning for comprehensive... [Read More...]
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PrAACticamente Conectados: Comunicación y Participación Inclusiva con SAAC en los Parques de Parques Reunidos
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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July AAC Year of Core Vocabulary Resources: PreK Through High School
Planning for comprehensive core vocabulary instruction? The Year of Core Vocabulary Words has resources that can be helpful to therapists,... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – June 17
Happy Tuesday, AAC friends! Once a week, we invite you to share your own AAC-related content, product news, or anything... [Read More...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: AAC Read-aloud Demo of ‘What The Dinosaurs Did At School’
There are so many reasons to read aloud with children, and infusing AAC into the experience can provide added opportunities... [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...]