AAC

Fun Friday Activity: Aided Input

Today I'm going to explain aided input versus direct instruction when implementing and using an AAC system. Enjoy!

Fun Friday Activity - AAC Awareness - Aided Input

For our final installment for AAC awareness month, I am discussing Aided Input and using a descriptive, action-based approach for...

Fun Friday Activity: PRC Words for Life Demonstration for AAC Awareness Month

Continuing with our AAC Awareness month, today's video I will be demonstrating PRC Words for Life using a preprogrammed layout with some...

Fun Friday Activity: Snap + CoreFirst

October is AAC Awareness month, so for today's video I will be demonstrating Snap + CoreFirst using a preprogrammed layout with some...

What is Core Vocabulary? - AAC Awareness Month

If you've been following my blog for awhile or spoken to me about AAC, chances are I've used the terms "core" and "fringe" vocabulary....

October is AAC Awareness Month - Communication Development & Purposes

Hey guys! I love Augmentative Assistive Communication (AAC). It's something that when I first learned about it, I was drawn in...

Getting Started in Private Speech Therapy - What to Expect

Have you noticed your child isn't saying things like his friends on the playground? Does your child continue to point at what she wants,...

Echolalia: A Tool for Communication

During evaluation interviews, parents often express concern while explaining how their child "copies a question" rather than answering...

The First Twelve Months - Expressively Speaking; The Importance of Vocal Play

(Expressive) language development comes in stages, as many of us know. These stages build upon the skills learned during previous ones,...