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Episode #33 describes a strategy for assisting students who have trouble maintaining appropriate volume, rate, or pitch when speaking. This episode is one of my contributions to Better Hearing and Speech Month by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Use Boardmaker Plus or Speaking Dynamically Pro to build talking note boards and study guides. Find out more on assistive technology at http://nolimitstolearning.blogspot.com

"Videos created by CALL Scotland, funded by the Scottish Right to Speak initiative, 2012-2015"

you can dictate from anywhere and receive your completed work via email, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in about 3 hours -

Children and adults with developmental delays have benefited from the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems to develop language skills necessary for more generative and functional communication. Beginning communicators however, have historically been considered too young or too pre-linguistic and therefore have not been introduced to AAC systems until behaviors, thought to be prerequisites, have been noted. Recent research and theories about early communication development have challenged this traditional practice and broadened the scope of what is considered to be AAC. Practitioners and parents unfamiliar with early AAC options may not recognize possible applications of communication strategies used with typically developing children and older persons with developmental disabilities. AAC is applicable at all ages for learning communication roles and behaviors as well as for functional communication for persons who do not yet demonstrate clear referential symbol use. This article addresses nine questions that are frequently asked about early introduction of AAC systems to children under 3 years of age. Rationales and strategies are provided that can assist early interventionists and parents in considering AAC options for children at risk for being unintelligible or non-speaking.

"Type with your voice You can type and edit by speaking in Google Docs or in Google Slides speaker notes. Note: This feature is only available in Chrome browsers."

"Did you know Windows has had Speech Recognition built-in since Windows Vista? This is more than just a way to type by speaking aloud - you can use it to control applications and navigate the desktop with your voice. It's a free, built-in alternative to paid voice dictation programs like Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It's a shame most Windows users will likely never find it buried in the Control Panel."

Proloquo2Go is a new product from AssistiveWare that provides a full-featured communication solution for people who have difficulty speaking. It brings natural sounding text-to-speech voices, up-to-date symbols, powerful automatic conjugations, a default

Speaking of Speech.com has a wealth of free downloadable visual supports, including the Life Skills Materials section. Check out the life skills Bingo cards!

Free toolkits that are available for download related to services for students with autism.

SCAAC-N is a support group for professional development, problem solving, leadership, mentoring, and training in the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to develop communication in non-speaking individuals. Check out blogs regarding Boardmakershare

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