5 Great Sites for AAC Vocabulary Practice

We’re always happy to find sites that can be used to solidify new word learning. Once we completed a variety... [Read More...]

Pillow Talk: Mounting iPads/Tablets for Use in Bed

We communicate whenever we’re awake, but sometimes it takes some creativity to find ways to provide AAC access when communicators... [Read More...]

Complete Vocabulary Instruction Ideas & Activities

We love incorporating new vocabulary into fun motivating activities even when we are doing direct vocabulary instruction.  We embed new... [Read More...]

Let’s Get Specific About Speech Intelligibility

When we’re writing AAC evaluation reports, compiling funding documents, and summarizing the present level of performance in IEPs, we frequently... [Read More...]

Thankful

Vocabulary Learning Materials & AAC Strategies

We are super big fans of Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT).   We need the PrAACtical resources that TPT offers.  In addition... [Read More...]

Explicitly Speaking: Vocabulary Teaching in AAC

An essential part of the model we shared for AAC semantic intervention is Step 2, teaching the new words with... [Read More...]

Choosing a Focus for Vocabulary Instruction

In writing our posts on vocabulary teaching, we came across a host of vocabulary materials, games, apps, activities, lesson plans,... [Read More...]

Words Matter

For anyone who doesn’t see how vocabulary instruction can possibly be a priority for kids who have intellectual disabilities or... [Read More...]

A PrAACtical Look at the Incredible 5-Point Scale

In an earlier post we listed some of our favorite strategies that aren’t as widely used as they could be... [Read More...]