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AAC Link Up – January 13
Once a week, we invite you to share your own AAC-related content, product news, or anything else that you’d like... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 39
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. Here are some posts from our prAACtical week. Monday – Make It Monday: Customizing Core Boards... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: SLPs in the Classroom to Support AAC Learning
How can SLPs provide effective AAC support in the classroom? Today’s video features a recorded session from AAC in the... [Read More...]
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September AAC Year of Core Vocabulary Resources: PreK Through High School
In 2013, when schools and other clinical programs were expanding their emphasis on teaching core vocabulary words, Robin Parker and... [Read More...]
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AAC Posts from PrAACtical Week 34
Happy Sunday, AAC friends. We have some posts that may be of interest. Monday – August AAC Year of Core... [Read More...]
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Beyond “Good” & “Nothing:” Helping Children With AAC Needs Tell About Their School Day
“How was school?” (Good) “What did you do?” (Nothing) This scenario plays out in many cars and kitchens in the after... [Read More...]
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Video of the Week: Exploring The Communication Matrix
The Communication Matrix has evolved to be one of the most useful assessment tools available for individuals who are at... [Read More...]
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AAC Link Up – August 19
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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August AAC Year of Core Vocabulary Resources: PreK Through High School
We’re back and ready for a new school year and all that comes with it. Are you planning for comprehensive... [Read More...]
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PrAACticamente Conectados: Comunicación y Participación Inclusiva con SAAC en los Parques de Parques Reunidos
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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July AAC Year of Core Vocabulary Resources: PreK Through High School
Planning for comprehensive core vocabulary instruction? The Year of Core Vocabulary Words has resources that can be helpful to therapists,... [Read More...]
Video of the Week
Video of the Week: Supporting Autistic Students Without Encouraging Masking
Much has changed in our understanding of how to support autistic children and adults with AAC needs. In today’s video,... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Resources to Scope Out
Know someone who is new to the AAC field? – Lots of our fellow SLPs did their graduate work before... [Read More...]
33 AAC Posts You May Have Missed, June 2012
The Fives PrAACtical Suggestions: 5 Ways to Elicit Language Without Asking a Direct Question 5 Tools to Make Aided Language... [Read More...]
Language and Self-Determination
Last month we discussed strategies for building language skills with people who use AAC. Learning to use those skills... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Tips for Passing the SLP PRAXIS on the First Try, Part 2
Last week, we switched gears and began talking about the SLP PRAXIS exam. As clinical educators, we know how hard... [Read More...]
AAC App Give-Away: It's a PrAACtical Celebration
– “It may be conceded to the mathematicians that four is twice two. But two is not twice one. Two is... [Read More...]
7 Apps for Adolescents with Special Needs
We have ‘grown up’ with many of our students and their families. We have learned from the students themselves, their... [Read More...]
"Not Dumb Now" (And, Actually, Never Was)
In honor of Helen Keller, June 27, 1880-June 1, 1968 – “The most pathetic person in the world is someone who... [Read More...]
Pivotal Skills for AAC Intervention: Aided Language Input
We can’t seem to stop talking about the power of aided language input. It’s one of those strategies that make... [Read More...]
PrAACtical Suggestions: 5 Ways to Elicit Language Without Asking a Direct Question
SLPs love to talk, of course, but sometimes that works against us. Over-prompting. Jumping in to repeat the last question.... [Read More...]
Before It’s Too Late: A PrAACtical Resource for Emergency Situations
We’re in the first month of hurricane season and preparedness is very much on our minds. With that in mind,... [Read More...]