Tag Archive: pictures

Five Ways to Store Picture Symbols

July 9, 2014 by Carole Zangari - 3 Comments

We had a real chuckle when this photo came across our Twitterfeed (@PrAACticalAAC-Robin, @CommGreenhouse-Carole). The discussion that followed led us to think about our favorite ways of storing those little gems. Slide protectors and sports card protectors Hanging jewelry organizers Tackle and utility boxes Craft boxes for beads Tabbed coupon wallets Do you have a favorite way of storing the icons and picture symbols that you use in your therapy? We’d love to know about it.

Filed under: PrAACtical Thinking

Why Introduce a Pictured-based Communication System?

December 23, 2012 by Carole Zangari - Leave your thoughts

In an earlier screencast, we gave some clinical rationales and empirical evidence for using AAC. In this post, we share two screencasts that continue this train of thought. In part 1, we talk about why to use pictures for individuals at the intentional presymbolic level. In the second part, we’ll talk about some specific advantages that picture-based communication has over a speech-only approach. Part 1 Part 2

Filed under: Video of the Week

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PrAACtical AAC supports a community of professionals and families who are determined to improve the communication and literacy abilities of people with significant communication difficulties. It was founded in 2011 by two SLP professors, Carole Zangari and the late Robin Parker, around a shared passion for AAC.

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