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PrAACtical AAC is written by two professors of speech-language pathology, Robin Parker and Carole Zangari, who are passionate about AAC. Our blog is a virtual space where we can muse aloud about the state of the field, share information about implementing AAC strategies, provide resources, and discuss news of interest to the AAC community. You can read more about our blogging journey here and here. PrAACtical AAC's Mission: To improve the level of AAC services available to individuals with significant communication challenges by supporting speech-language pathologists and other interested stakeholders-

excellent resource every day! searchable and wonderful

PDF with numerous strategies for teaching language to students using AAC.

PDF of Gail Van Tatenhove's presentation on how to teach language to users of AAC.

"Free Resources The AAC Language Lab offers many free resources. Free resources include: Language Stages and Objectives Unity Vocabulary Programs Let's Talk AAC Blog Sample Lesson Plans Clinical Classroom Mobile"

Episode #96 defines and examines the benefits of a language-based curriculum and discusses strategies for how teachers can implement this approach into their classrooms.

HD version of the popular Language Stealers Video. Make sure you are not a language stealer! Give students core vocabulary words, teach literacy, writing and more!

Ten ways to incorporate Mr. Potato Head in speech and language activities.

Slideshow describing the theory and practice of teaching language to students using aac

This is a short video that describes the Califone Language Master and how it can be used by educators in the classroom.

This device can help encourage vocalization by simply using the device repetitively. The Language Master is an electronic device about the size of an answering machine that plugs into an outlet. The cards, which are approximately 3" by 8" with a "recordab

Blog post for the A.T.TIPSCAST episode about using Bitstrips to help with pragmatic language

Presentation by Jane Farrall on teaching language & communication from AGOSCI Conference 2015

A blog post detailing why it is important to have an end goal of language use and a system in place for how to get there .

Video on accessing language in Boardmaker

List of books with repeated lines useful for helping students practice learning to read or learn language. When teaching language, use stories and songs with lines that repeat, with more lines that repeat, and with even more lines that repeat. When targeting specific words, expose students to the same words over and over and over and over and over. Use the Symbolate feature of Boardmaker to place pictures over each word to adapted stories or books with repetitive lines.  

Great video on Aided Language Stimulation.  step by step, modeling

I wish they used core vocabulary in this video

"Bilingual communication boards to start off communication" many languages and visual supports available pre-made

"Communication Development in Children with Language Delays"

"The effect of aided language stimulation on vocabulary acquisition in children with little or no functional speech."

The Cologne Communication boards and binder are the result of the application of research results on the language use. The first and foremost goal with the Cologne Communication Boards and Binder is to support the language development of the AAC user.