August 2, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
Monday – PrAACtical Resources: Comparing AAC Apps Tuesday – PrAACtically August: Resources for A Year of Core Words Wednesday – Video of the Week: Implementing AAC with Children who Have Autism Thursday – PrAACtical Resources for Writing Notes to Send Home
July 26, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
It’s been a fine week for AAC! Monday – The Baby, The Bathwater, and Core Vocabulary Tuesday – Teach Me Tuesday: ECO2 by PRC Wednesday – Video of the Week: AAC Strategies for DeafPlus Learners Thursday – Open the Gate Hope you had some AAC fun, too!
July 19, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
It’s been a fine week for AAC! Monday – Beyond the Core: A Guide to Teaching New Words for Students Who Use AAC Tuesday – PrAACtical Resources: Activities and Materials to Download or Explore Wednesday – Video of the Week: Narrative Skills in Students with ASD Thursday – Remembering Robin: AAC and Autism Spectrum Disorders Hope you had some AAC fun, too!
July 6, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
One of the things that I love most about where I live is the rich mix of cultural heritages and linguistic backgrounds in the clients we serve. It can be challenging to do a good assessment, though. Today, we hear from Lindsay Oesch who shares her thoughts on AAC assessments with children from bilingual environments. Don’t miss clicking through to get the parent questionnaires and other resources she shares in her post. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Beginning the AAC Assessment Process with Bilingual Children As a clinician in New York City, it is so exciting to be working with children ages 5-12 as a speech-language pathologist in one of the most culturally and linguistically dynamic places in the world. It has also remained a major challenge to assess and treat children with speech and language impairment/delay who speak more than one language, in order to accommodate their specific language needs. Assessment for a communication... [Read More...]
July 5, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
It’s been a fine week for AAC! Monday – Appy Learning with The Speech Techie Tuesday – Core Vocabulary Resources for July Wednesday – Video of the Week: Demystifying AAC Thursday – PrAACtically July: Core Word Calendar by Rachael Langley Hope you had some AAC fun, too!
June 21, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
Monday – How I Do It: Classroom CORE Book by Tabi Jones-Wohleber Tuesday – “What’s Wrong?” AAC Messages for Negative Emotions and Feelings Wednesday – Video of the Week: Communication Through Eye Pointing Thursday – Site of the Month: Miami Dade County PreKindergarten Program for Children with Disabilities
June 11, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
Karen Natoci is back with another wonderful book and plenty of ideas for AAC implementation. Enjoy! Book: Over in the Garden, by Jennifer Ward, Illustrated by Kenneth J. Spengler Core Vocabulary focus: LOOK, IT, LIKE, NOT LIKE, IN, UH-OH OR OOPS. Literacy Level: Emergent COMMUNICATION Matrix Level: I-VII Four Block focus: Shared Reading and Working with Words (at the alphabet/rhyme level) —————————————————— It is spring at our school in Michigan and everything is green and the plants are beginning to grow, fast! I couldn’t wait to share my favorite book to sing: Over in the Garden! We found the nearest plant, gathered a few plastic bugs, adapted the book with some cut out fringe words (each type of bug) and I sang into the microphone! I decided to sing the book and play with sustaining certain words as you will see in this very short video. The rhythm, rhyme and... [Read More...]
June 7, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
Monday – PrAACtically June: Core Word Calendar by Rachael Langley Tuesday – AACtual Therapy: Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag with Dr. Jill Senner and Matthew Baud Wednesday – Video of the Week: Core Vocabulary Overview Thursday – 5 Ways to Use Magazines in AAC Therapy
May 31, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
Monday – On Memorial Day Tuesday – How I Do It: Conversation Practice with Teens and Young Adults with Angela Adams Wednesday – Video of the Week: Intro to PBS Thursday – Core Vocabulary Resources for June
May 10, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
Monday – Core Vocabulary Resources for May Tuesday – How I Do It: Classroom Support for Students with AAC Needs by Tina Moreno Wednesday – Video of the Week: Multimodal Communication in the Classroom Thursday – PrAACtically Reading: The Cat in the Hat with Karen Natoci