Shannon Braithwaite's articles

Education Specialist and teacher Shannon Braithwaite shares her experience as a teacher using AAC in the classroom and tips for working with an AAC team. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

AAC works best with a supportive team around the AAC user. In this article, we will cover strategies for having collaborative team meetings. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

AAC works best with a supportive team around the AAC user. But sometimes, members of an AAC team don’t agree. We share the most common reasons AAC teams aren’t on the same page and solutions to work collaboratively. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

Learn more about AAC teams, their importance, and how to get everyone on board. This article is part of AssistiveWare’s team collaboration series, focusing on how all members of the AAC team can work together.

Everyone can learn to read and write, including your child who uses AAC to communicate. Your child will learn reading and writing from everyone in their life! Literacy is important for communication, independence, self-esteem, and more.

Aided Language Stimulation is a strategy to support AAC users in communicating. This article looks at what Aided Language Stimulation is, how to do it, and why it is effective in supporting language skills.