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Blogs with tag AAC in the classroom

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AAC parents and professionals working together
AAC parents and professionals working together
How can we create the most suitable circumstances for an AAC user to succeed? How do we communicate and collaborate at home and in school? Our kids win when we can find ways to work together. By listening, engaging, and encouraging, both parents and professionals can help our AAC users thrive together.
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Communication partner speaking with an AAC user
Communication partner skills: Do you have them?
There is a lot of research about communication partner behavior and how they interact with non-speaking people and/or AAC users. We clearly see that speaking people dominate the conversations. In the on-demand training video “Communication partner skills” Part 1 and 2, part of our AAC training series, our senior Speech Pathologist Amanda Hartmann teaches tips, tricks and strategies that will help us all become successful communication partners.
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Tyrone, Alana and Andrew in the classroom
Communication is conversation
Get a peek inside the classroom with Tyrone, Alana and Andrew – all Proloquo2Go AAC users – and see how they are learning to advance their communication skills.
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Classroom with students in Black Mountain School
All their stories
The boys at the Black Mountain School in Australia use Pictello to express their storytelling skills. They are very excited that they can create stories themselves to share with their family and friends.
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Animated Child holding a book
Wonderful (Core) Words of the Week
AssistiveWare's SLPs Amanda and Jennifer look at the Core Word of the Week Planners, one of the resources of the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom, which help with focused modeling and teaching of a specific core word.
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Niveyah and teaching assistant, Beth
The greatest gift: Niveyah's story
Niveyah has just started third grade, where she is an active member of her class. Not only is AAC vital to her school work, it plays an important role in having fun too!
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Core Words in the Classroom
Teaching Core Words: using WOW vs PAW
AssistiveWare's SLPs Amanda and Jennifer look at the different resources of the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom that can help you plan for core words throughout the day.
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Core words document
Fill every minute with core words!
AssistiveWare's SLPs Amanda and Jennifer look at the different resources of the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom that can help you plan for core words throughout the day. Read about one of the most popular resources in the classroom.
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Animated child holding a book
Planning for core words
Are you looking for more ways to bring core words into your everyday routines? Do you often struggle to think of what core words you could teach and model? Do you find yourself in a rut of modeling requesting, but find it harder to think about other communication functions to teach? If so, you need our Core Word Planners!
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Picture vocabulary sheet
The AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom
The doors to the AssistiveWare Core Word Classroom are OPEN! The classroom offers a large collection of learning resources, which are designed to support implementation of any communication device that is based on core words.
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