Slide deck related to a presentation on teaching language to students who use AAC by planning meaningful activities all day long. It reviews critical components including core vocabulary, motor planning/memory, aided language stimulation, language development, classroom implementation strategies, planning for language all day long, data collection, and more!
Van Tatenhove, Gail (2009); The Pixon Project Kit, Pittsburgh, PA: Semantic Compaction Systems - Adapted by Marcia Sterner, OCPS AT Team Introducing Core Vocabulary on an AAC System
Establishing consistent use of core vocabulary can set AAC users up to me more effective and efficient communicators. Below are 12 modules designed to provide a plan for introducing sections of core vocabulary based on language function. Reinforce vocabulary within meaningful and motivating activities.
Last month, we featured some wonderful videos from a project of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation that is a great starting point for anyone preparing to implement robust AAC for the first time (you can see that here). Today, we return to the ASF Communication Training Series to get an overview of key constructs in core vocabulary.
This is a great step by step description of which core words to target during specific activities and how to do it! It applies to all well designed and robust AAC apps/page sets.
This wonderful PrAACtical AAC blog explains how to create a large core vocabulary board with Velcroed picture communication symbols to display in the classroom that students can interact with, providing more opportunities for aided language input and practice in using core vocabulary as a group. Includes a step-by-step video on how to create the board.
GREAT RESOURCE for Core Vocabulary and implementation and general AAC support
See Core Samples for a nice variety of boards in a variety of symbol sets
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