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AAC at ATIA 2023: Presentations to Get Excited About
AAC stakeholders from around the US and beyond are looking forward to the ATIA 2023 Conference in Orlando this week.... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – January 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 February: AAC Resources for a Year of Core Words
It takes time and effort to plan for comprehensive core vocabulary instruction. The Year of Core Vocabulary Words and The... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – January 24
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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PrAACtical Partner Instructions
While training communication partners is an important role for SLPs and other professionals, there’s an additional way to promote supportive... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 4: January 2023
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some AAC posts that you might have missed. Monday – Toward Communicative Competence in... [Read More...]
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Toward Communicative Competence in AAC: 5 Strategic Skills to Consider Targeting
Communicative competence is a multi-faceted concept that was introduced to the AAC field by Dr. Janice Light over 3 decades... [Read More...]
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Throwback Thursday: AAC-friendly Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
In just a few days, people around the US will be taking time to honor the slain civil rights leader,... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Aging Without Community – Thoughts from Rick Creech
The AAC community lost a powerful voice recently. Today, we honor Rick Creech by looking back at his testimony at... [Read More...]
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AAC Implementation Framework: Steps to Learning
We’re so pleased to welcome PrAACtical AAC contributor Vicki Clarke back to these pages. While you may remember Vicki from... [Read More...]
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Growing AAC Professionals: A Guide to Voice Banking
When university faculty and graduate students work together on AAC content, good things are bound to happen. In this post,... [Read More...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: Challenging False Beliefs About AAC Use
Learn about AAC myths and strategies to combat them in this archived webinar by Drs. Maryann Romski and Rose Sevick. ... [Read More...]
Modeling, AAC Style
This is a strategy that is too powerful to ignore. Here’s why Aided Language Input is at the top of... [Read More...]
5 eGames for Switch Users
We’re in the mood to play! – 1. AbleGamers Foundation: http://www.ablegamers.com/ 2. Free from Shiny Learning: http://www.shinylearning.co.uk/freegames/ 3. Assistive Gaming:... [Read More...]
AAC in 5
We’re so envious of London’s City University event, Therapy Ideas Live, that we read about on the Therapy Ideas blog.Their... [Read More...]
Mining Preschool Routines for PrAACtical AAC Opportunities
Meet Jenna, a spirited little girl with developmental delays who is learning to communicate using multiple modalities. Follow her along... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Resources: Communication Boards for Downloading
If you’re like us, you’re always happy to find sites where AAC materials can be downloaded, preferably for free.... [Read More...]
The Precious Power of Play
The Chicago P.L.A.Y. Project is on a mission to empower parents to help their children build language through play. We love the joyful nature... [Read More...]
Schedules and Choices
– If you follow our blog, you know that last month we had lots to say on making, teaching, and... [Read More...]
Schedule Changes
We couldn’t resist one more video about visual schedules. There are so many things we love about this one from... [Read More...]
HijAACked! Toca Boca Kitchen Monsters
Toca Boca App Developers make general education preschool apps. They are dedicated to providing interactive play opportunities using mobile... [Read More...]
Strategy of the Month: Meaningful Communication Opportunities
April is springtime where we live and spring is a time of beginnings. It’s fitting, then, that our AAC strategy... [Read More...]