Over the past 2 months I’ve been talking a lot about beginning with augmentative communication; including what it is and who needs it. The ...

Using AAC for communication in the classroom can be overwhelming. Here are my tips for using AAC to support students in the classroom.

The new word of the week is GO! We will be focusing on this word for the next couple of weeks. I sent home a handout with ways to incorporate GO naturally into your daily activities and with some additional activities. See the picture of the handout below if you want to take another look. Also, I made a simple reader with pictures your child can color. This reader includes the same picture cues that we use in speech for great practice and exposure to the word GO and different contexts that…

My caseload is likely similar to yours. Lots of variety of in types of communication delays but just a few children using AAC devices. Those AAC users only make up a few kids on my caseload but they take a TON of time to plan for. This year I decided to try out the Word […]

A few weeks ago I got a few questions about what I store in my core vocabulary tubs. I have been meaning to work on this post since then, bu...

This is a post I’m writing to my younger AAC mom self. Its a post that admits I don’t do the things I used to do or like I used to write about and promote. I used to spend hours matching picture books to core vocabulary so I could model on Nathaniel’s communication device in a shared reading set

Welcome to Make It Monday, a series in which we hope to inspire your team to create communication boards and instructional materials for students who need or already use core vocabulary. In the fir…

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