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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: Communication Boards in the Early Years
How can professionals support families of young children with complex communication needs? Today, we address this topic through a presentation,... [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...]
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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...]
Building Word Consciousness: Vocabulary Instruction in AAC
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. Plutarch Last week, Robin discussed... [Read More...]
Vocabulary Learning Using Infographics
Infographics are a great way to explore vocabulary. Learners can make choices, view and comment, and even create their own... [Read More...]
Say THIS, NOT THAT to Reinforce Vocabulary Learning!
Part of TEACHING vocabulary to AAC users (or any learner) involves reinforcement. Reinforcement is more than just facilitating positive self... [Read More...]