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…

Targeting core words in speech therapy can be easy! Here are some practical ways to implement core words into your speech sessions.

Happy 2017! As we welcome another prAACtical year, it’s time to start preparing the materials we’ll need to model and teach core words to our AAC learners. This is a great time to get the word card…

Check out these tips and strategies for teaching core words in speech therapy. Ideas for the best ways to keep students interacting with core vocabulary.

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Our newest word of the week is "MORE". We ask for "more" all the time, so this will likely become a very useful word for many of our kids. We may ask for more snack, more time, more rest, more soap, to play more, etc. Check out the handout below for ways to incorporate this new word into your home routines. A copy will be coming home as well.

The question I probably get asked the most is, “Where do I start?” Teachers, SLPs, and parents don’t always know what to do with the new aac system the student has been given. As SLPs we know that you can’t just put the book or device in front of the student and expect them to begin it use it. Communication for these students is a skill that needs to be specifically and directly taught. Where and how we teach is important. Language needs to have a context. Usually it is a context that…

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...