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Great Resource for Articulation, Language and communication therapy ideas.

Communication Matters is committed to supporting people who find communication difficult because they have little or no clear speech. You will find here information on methods of communication which can be used to supplement the more usual methods of speech and writing. These methods are called Augmentative and Alternative Communication, or AAC for short.

Simply type the speech for each slide, instead of recording it, and HelloSlide automagically generates the audio. It gives more exposure to your presentations, making them searchable, editable, and available in 20 different languages.

A collection of Better Hearing and Speech Month contributions from the A.T.TIPSCAST

This site offers interactive lessons on several topics. Select an academic area, a grade level and find lessons to reinforce what you have taught in class. There is auditory support in the ofmr of text to speech. Nice visuals and movies to teach the students.

"Free NaturalReader 10.0 Microsoft Voice included All functions to read aloud any text in your computer Change speed and speaker Floating bar to read any text in other applications"

specialized teaching tools for teachers of students with developmental disabilites. Check out the freebies and photos of worktasks.

We offer specialized teaching tools for teachers of students with developmental disabilites. Our products are developed by experienced classroom special education teachers and speech therapists.

enter up to 10 spelling words, and there is a Teach Me feature with text to speech that says the word aloud, types it while saying each letter, and says the word in a sentence. The Play a Game feature has several interactive spelling games,. The Test Me f

Elementary, Middle, and High School Vocabulary, Spelling, Writing, Parts of Speech, Handwriting, Alphabetical Order

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

Memory is a skill we all use everyday and the stronger the better. There's nothing worse than drawing a blank on a name when you see a face you recognize, except possibly forgetting a speech you've prepared for a big presentation for your boss. Don't let that happen, start improving your memory today with fun memory games for kids.

This website has an extensive collection of free, accessible books on a wide range of topics in five languages. Books can be speech enabled and read aloud online in a choice of three voices, or downloaded and saved as PowerPoint slide shows. Instructions are provided on using alternative access methods, including free downloadable IntelliKeys custom overlays. Wait, there's more! Step by step instructions and resources are provided to create your own accessible books on this site.

Tired of reading? Select text you want to read and listen to it. SpeakIt converts text into speech so you no longer need to read.

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"Episode #54 features a fairytale written for Better Hearing and Speech Month about a little mermaid whose voice is stolen and how she goes about finding a new way to communicate. It is guest narrated by Miss Mel, @nightlight08, from the children's podcast Night Light Stories."

May is "Better Hearing and Speech Month" and I haven't mentioned it yet so far in the podcast, well, until this episode that is. So, to make up for my lack of advertising I discuss a technique used to elicit communication called Sabotage!

blog post for ideas using PowerTalk