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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week # 10: March 2025
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We have a bunch of posts that you might enjoy. Monday – March Year of Core... [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...]
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Video of the Week: Getting Ready for November School Year of Core Vocabulary Words Older Student Lessons
Lindsay Dougherty and Michaela Sullivan have lots of fun ideas for implementing core vocabulary instruction with older students. Take a... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Strategies for Supporting Children Who Use AAC
How can we support children who are learning to communicate through AAC and help them build a robust repertoire of... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Mini-Schedules
We were looking for some specific resources for a distant colleague. We wanted to get as much good information as... [Read More...]
Emergencies and Resources to Help
It has been a really long weekend. A very close relative had a significant medical emergency this week. The emergency... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: Visual Schedules in Action
I Love Chef William has a nice video showing how she uses multiple levels of visual schedules. We love the... [Read More...]
Strategy of the Month: Types of Visual Schedules
When people think about visual schedules, they tend to think about a classroom schedule with PCS for each major activity... [Read More...]
5 Tips to Make AAC Assessments Run Smoothly
No one likes to be tested, least of all people with communication difficulties who don’t have the tools to express... [Read More...]
5 Resources for AAC Data Collection
We’re big fans of AAC devices and apps that help with data collection. When used with appropriate attention to... [Read More...]
HijAACked! AAC & Anti-Bullying with Stand Tall, Mary Lou Melon!
Stand Tall, Mary Lou Melon by Patty Lovell is a fun book that we like reading online* with kids who use... [Read More...]
Hearing the Knock
Wishes are wonderful things, seducing us with their promise and possibility. So with the luck o’ the Irish in mind,... [Read More...]
‘Tech it Up’- 5 Visual Schedule Apps
We have been writing a lot about schedules. Schedules can be created by using tools ranging from no-tech to high... [Read More...]
Video of the Week: Object Schedules
This month we’re focusing on visual schedules. Some of our AAC friends have had great success with object schedules, so we’re a little... [Read More...]