Activities of daily living pair perfectly with core vocabulary. Parents and speech language pathologists will love all the opportunity for repetition with daily activities with a Core Vocabulary Board.
In this video we wash the dishes and model the core words: put, in, turn
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. Clickhere to download your copy.
Looking for fun AAC activities for your child or student? This video outlines how to model during the clean up song, using a low tech core board and getting so many repetitions. We model AAC core words: UP and PUT.
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.
Using AAC with the clean-up song is a simple, effective way to incorporate it into your daily routines, helping your child to use it every day.
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. Clickhere to download your copy.
Wondering exactly HOW to model AAC for your child?
Are you a parent that has a lot of questions?
Like:
“Do I select every word in a sentence?”
“When do I model?”
” Why is modeling important?”
Here’s a simple, straightforward explanation with demonstrations of how to model AAC. Also see some easy suggestions for modeling during at home activities so you can get started right away.
It doesn’t matter what kind of AAC your child is using, you can use the examples in this video.
If you are an SLP and this would be up helpful for your parents, I would love for you to share this video.
In this video I share 10 ideas for virtual AAC modeling. We are keeping it simple so that no one gets overwhelmed. We want to bring engagement, authentic communication and joy.
We are going to cover:
Using low tech AAC at home,
how to model during teletherapy,
ideas for parents, special educators and speech language pathologists.
This session was an early part of AAC in the Cloud 2020 in response to the changes with COVID19, school closures and teletherapy. FREE Access to resources and links mentioned are here for you at: bit.ly/aacathomeishere.
Thank you to Coughdrop AAC for facilitating this training.Pin
In this video I’ll show you how to use guided access with your students when you’re using an Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) app on an iPad.
As a speech language pathologist (SLP) working with students, you’ll find some of your students will know their way around an iPad. A student might decide he doesn’t want to be in the AAC app any more so he clicks out of it to go exploring. Maybe he’d rather play a game or use the camera app. It’s easy to limit this access using settings that are available on iPads.
I’ll walk you through the steps to set this up on your iPad including using a passcode to limit access to different apps and functions in apps on the iPad. Remember, this isn’t being mean or controlling. It’s all about helping your student be successful with his AAC device. He can use a different iPad to access games and other activities.
The other day someone asked me how I got into AAC.
I have to say, I didn’t always love it like I do now. It was more like a love/hate relationship. Love the possibilities, hate the reality. Okay not hate, that’s harsh.
Either way, AAC has always fascinated me.
But I can tell you, I was not “good” at it when I got started. I did NOT AAC like a Boss-it was more like AAC Like An Indentured Servant. ? I didn’t know what I was doing (and I felt really bad about it).
However, I did know I wanted to help these kids and I needed to up my skill set.
So, I took every online AAC course I could find and started reading articles, blogs and research papers. When I went to ASHA conventions I would soak up all the AAC sessions.
I’d take the ideas to work and give them a try. Some things worked, a lot of things didn’t.
One thing I noticed, again and again, was that I would learn so much in a course I’d get OVERWHELMED with information and not even know where to start.
Fast forward 11 years to 2018. Finally! What I was doing was working. Time to relax right? Haha not me.
I started thinking… “I learned all this good stuff, I can’t just keep it to myself. I don’t want to help just a few kids, I want to help all the kids“.
That’s when the idea for AAC Academy was born. I opened the doors in May 2018 and I was SCARED.
Scared no one would join,
scared people would say who does she think she is,
scared it wouldn’t work.
But…
I squashed the doubts (actually just muffled the noise). Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith.
Now it’s exactly one year later and hundreds of people have been through the door!
I’m just thrilled to share this AAC journey with them and would love to share it with you too!
I’ve used everything I’ve learned to give you an AAC Roadmap to confidence and success. And it’s all in bite-sized, easy to implement pieces.
The joy that comes from helping a child expand her world through communication is priceless!
You and I are in the process of helping our kids shape their one wild and precious life with their communication.
Hey there I’m Anne Page. I help heart centered SLPs and educators put the fun in functional communication. 