How to Reduce Cognitive Load

How to Reduce Cognitive Load

Help your students succeed by reducing cognitive load for your students with special needs while they’re learning a new concept.

In this video I am talking about why we need to think about reducing the cognitive load as well as how to do this so we can help our students succeed and feel more confident. 

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Washing Hands | AAC with Core Vocabulary Board

Washing Hands | AAC with Core Vocabulary Board

Activities of daily living pair perfectly with core vocabulary. Parents and speech language pathologists will love all the opportunity for repetition. Washing hands with a core vocabulary board is a great example of how we can use this daily activity to share core vocabulary. 

In this video we use washing our hands as the daily activity.

Core words: turn, put, on, need, get

To start or build on using core boards, I’ve put together a document setting out where you can download free core boards to get you started. Click here to download your copy. 

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Washing hands with a core vocabulary board

Getting Ready to Walk the Dog | AAC with Core Vocabulary Board

Getting Ready to Walk the Dog | AAC with Core Vocabulary Board

Activities of daily living pair perfectly with core vocabulary. Parents and speech language pathologists will love all the opportunity for repetition.  In this video we are using the example of getting ready to walk the dog with a Core Vocabulary Board.

Core words we are focusing on in this video are: put, on, go.

To start or build on using core boards, I’ve put together a document setting out where you can download free core boards to get you started. Click here to download your copy. 

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Core Vocabulary Board

 

AAC Core Modeling: I, like Apples & Bananas Song

AAC Core Modeling: I, like Apples & Bananas Song

Make modeling with core vocabulary fun and engaging with songs. Using an AAC core communication board speech therapists and parents will love modelling with this Apple and Bananas song.

What is modeling? Simply put, we (the communication partner) point to words on a communication board or press words on AAC system as we speak. Your child needs to see you doing this so he knows how.

To start or build on using core boards, I’ve put together a document setting out where you can download free core boards to get you started. Click here to download your copy.