Sunday – Video of the Week: An App for Giving Opinions Monday – Strategy of the Month: Building Positive Interactions with CAAP Tuesday – Teach Me Tuesday: Touch Chat Wednesday – How I Do It with Harmony Turnbull: The Importance of Support and Supervision in Providing AAC Services Thursday – Listen Up! AAC Podcasts You Might Enjoy Friday – The Velcro Rule with Jeanne Tuthill
Learn with AbleNet University. Watch excellent free AAC webinars. There are live and recorded webinars so you can learn at your convenience. Share the information with colleagues and families. Give an AAC Gift. Create AAC informational bookmarks and distribute to educators, staff, and families. Print some free communication boards. Go to the PrAACtical AAC e-Tool Box and print out some great core word or activity specific communication boards. Put in your AAC clinic tool box or share with educators or families. Debunk AAC Myths. Use our AAC Myth buster quotes. Print and hang in public spaces so everyone can be an AAC myth buster. Learn and PrAACtice a New AAC System (device or app). Go to prAACtical AAC’s Teach Me Tuesdays and choose an app or device to learn- (Alexicom, Proloquo2go, PRC Accent, The Grid, Tap Speak Button & Sequence, Avaz, Tobii C8, Proloquo4Text, Go Talk Now Text, Nova... [Read More...]
Sunday – Video of the Week: Shared Book Reading Monday – Strategy of the Month: Understanding and Supporting Families of AAC Learners Tuesday – Teach Me Tuesday: Sounding Board by AbleNet Wednesday – Watch It Wednesday: Visuals Everyday by Mariacarmen Saleta Thursday – AACtual Therapy: On Motivation and AAC with Samantha Weatherford Friday – Core Words Visualized 2014
Sunday: Video of the Week – AAC Evidence-based Principles & Practices Monday: Becoming A Proficient Communicator Tuesday: Teach Me Tuesday – ComLink Wednesday: Watch It Wednesday – “How Do You Feel About…?” Thursday: Throwback Thursday – 5 AAC Teaching Blog Posts We Love Friday: PrAACtical Buzz: Have You Heard?
Here are some AAC posts you may have missed. Sunday: Video of the Week – What Do You Want to Do? Monday: A PrAACtical Reflection: Do No Harm Tuesday: Teach Me Tuesday – SpeechTree App Wednesday: PrAACtical Resources: Models of Best Practice in the Education of Students with ASD Thursday: PrAACtically SLPs- Hungry for Bilingual AAC Friday: Resources for A Year of Core Words
It’s prAACtically spring in much of North America! To all of our friends who suffered through a c-r-a-z-y winter: You made it!! Here’s what we’ve been up to. Sunday: Video of the Week – A Right to Communicate Monday: Strategy of the Month – Building Communication Skills During Storybook Reading Tuesday: Teach Me Tuesday – Predictable App Wednesday: On Communication and Behavior – Back to Basics Thursday: AACtual Therapy with Jeanne Tuthill – An AAC Assessment Activity Friday: 5 Resources for Creating AAC and Visual Support Materials
Hope you had an AAC-filled week! Here are some posts you might have missed. Sunday: Video of the Week – Supporting Early Writers Monday: Strategy of the Month – Robust Literacy Instruction for People Who Use AAC Tuesday: Teach Me Tuesday – NOVA Chat Wednesday: 5 Reasons to Put AAC Training for Parents and Staff in the IEP Thursday: AACtual Therapy with Deanna Wagner – Why Cook When You Can’t Eat? Friday: Linguistically-robust AAC Systems
Such a great week of prAACtical fun at the 31rst Annual Conference of the North Carolina Augmentative Communication Association. Inspiring to be with so many great therapists, educators, students, and parents! Hope you had an AAC-filled week, too! Sunday: Video of the Week – Dealing with Feelings Monday: Strategy of the Month – More Thoughts About Reinforcement in AAC Therapy Tuesday: Teach Me Tuesday – Go Talk Now Wednesday: 5 Ways to Build Awareness of the Power of Communication Thursday: Converting Disordered Natural Speech to Clear Synthetic Speech Friday: Make It PrAACtical – Adapted Writing Tool
Sunday: Video of the Week: Angling Switches for Better Access Monday: Strategy of the Month – Some PrAACtical Thoughts on Positive Reinforcement Tuesday: Teach Me Tuesday – Proloquo4Text Wednesday: PrAACtical Experiences Thursday: 31 AAC Posts You May Have Missed, January 2014 Friday: Fast FAACt Friday – Accidental Access
Strategy of the Month: PrAACtice Opportunities Building a PrAACtice Routine PrAACtical Communication Opportunities in SLP Sessions Using Aided Language To Build Communication Opportunities PrAACtical Excercise: Building Fluency with Decontextualized PrAACtice PrAACtical Thinking Ringing in the New Year with an AAC App Giveaway- acorn Another Year of Core Vocabulary Get Organized for the New Year- 5 Visual Schedule Apps A PrAACtical Week: 2014 #1 Watch it Wednesday- Pain in Children with Developmental Disabilities PrAActical Peek: Decorating Cookies 31 Posts You May Have Missed in December A PrAACtical Week 2014 #2 Does AAC Really Work with Infants & Toddlers Watch it Wednesdays- Using and Creating Routines to Promote Interactions Throwback Thursday: Visual Schedule Roundup A PrAACtical Note of Appreciation A PrAACtical Week 2014 #3 Watch It Wednesday: I Hear Them All A Totally Different Life A PrAACtical Week #4 SpeakAll! A Research-to-Practice Project Make It PrAACtical: Make Your Own Battery Interrupter (Without Soldering) ... [Read More...]