Core word of the week aac

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 […]

Last week and this coming week, we are targeting the word "OPEN" in speech and in the classroom. Here is a handout we shared with the teachers that can also be incorporated in the home. It has different examples of books, free apps, and activities that naturally incorporate the word OPEN. In the technology section, there is a video listed called "Knock, Knock Trick-or-Treat" that the kids loved and that easily incorporated our Core Vocabulary word - OPEN. Click here to go to the YouTube…

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 ...

I had no idea how to teach core vocabulary until this program! It has been a lifesaver in giving me activities, core boards, and involving staff/families!

Nothing makes me happier than combining literacy with communication opportunities. In my K-2 classroom 90% of my students use alternative methods to support their communication or use AAC exclusively as their voice. I’ve learned so much about AAC and ways to incorporate it into my classroom over the past few years. Here’s a simple activity to combine read-a-loud and AAC modeling. This is a huge hit in my classroom and I’m sure your students will love it, too!

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For our next core vocabulary target, we are using one of our review words from last year which may be new to some which is DIFFERENT. Below is a handout that shows different ways to use the word DIFFERENT naturally throughout the day. You can use this online potato head game (click HERE) or a real potato head toy to make choices and put DIFFERENT things on the potato head.

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