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PrAACticamente Conectados: a Matriz de Comunicación
On the first Friday of each month, we publish a post in Spanish by guest author Claudia Marimón to... [Read More...]
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July AAC Year of Core Vocabulary Resources: PreK Throught 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...]
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Video of the Week: Supporting AAC at Home
Building fluency with AAC tools and strategies is most successful when AAC is supported across environments. In today’s featured... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 19: May 2025
Happy Sunday, AAC friends, and a fulfilling Mother’s Day to those who are celebrating today. We have some posts that... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Supporting AAC at Home
Need ideas for how to support families in implementing AAC at home? In today’s featured video, we learn from Carolyn... [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...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: SGD Research to Support People with Aphasia
Learn about research in developing new AAC tools from Humphrey Curtis, Duncan Lau, and Timothy Neale in this archived presentation... [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...]
How to Use Magnets to Promote Language Development
Want to help AAC learners accelerate their receptive vocabularies? Here’s one quick and easy step in the right direction: Talk... [Read More...]
Vocabulary Activities: 5 Sites for Learning with Avatars
We’re always looking for engaging activities to use to practice words that our AAC friends are learning. For some learners,... [Read More...]
What Makes a Good Vocabulary Teaching Activity? 4 Things to Look For
This post is a follow-up to some others in which we introduced a general sequence of how we conceptualize semantic... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: AT Under 3
This week our video focuses on the little ones and features a detailed workshop presentation by OT Amy Henningsen. If you... [Read More...]
Ideas about Vocabulary Instruction for the Beginning Communicator
Vocabulary instruction is a topic not often discussed for beginning communicators. As we work with beginning communicators the primary focus... [Read More...]
Simple Start: Visual Supports for Places We Go
No matter where they work, SLPs supporting people who use AAC generally do what they can to improve communication across... [Read More...]
10 Things to Do in Using Focused Language Stimulation in AAC Vocabulary Teaching
All this month we are talking about considerations in teaching new words to people who use AAC. We’ve talked about... [Read More...]
Tell Me About It: Focused Language Stimulation In AAC Vocabulary Teaching
Earlier this month, we introduced a general sequence of how we conceptualize semantic instruction. We promised to elaborate on that.... [Read More...]
A Word About Word Order
Lots of AAC learners make mistakes when they assemble words into sentences. Here is a brief screencast talking a little... [Read More...]