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A downloadable book to help explain how to implement an AAC device

How to use the vocabulary list builder feature in the LAMP:WFL app

How to add a word to the LAMP:WFL app

Repository of learning objects - LCPS employees should log in with LEAD credentials.

Create instructional materials to help users of the LAMP: Words for Life app by using the free NuVoice Pass Software from Prentke Romich Company. This video briefly shows you how to download the software, install the software, change the user area to match the LAMP: Words for Life Full Vocabulary user area, and how to create the icon sequences.

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Augmentative Communication News article about Two Switch Auditory Scanning

A creative collective celebrating diff:ability in toys!

"A home for your projects, not just your files Work together with your team on docs, give feedback, and track tasks in one place"

Tutorial on how to do peer reviews in google classroom

In this blog post by a famous AAC clinician named Gail Van Tatenhove she tells the story of Velma, an employee at an adult facility who witnessed Gail talking with an AAC user by modeling on the device. Velma was inspired to become "America's Next Top Modeler" with Gail acting as her coach. In the article, Gail outlines some initial scripts she gave to Velma to use when chatting with the AAC user. These scripts were necessary because Velma couldn't be expected to know where every word was she might ever need to say. The scripts took the pressure off! Velma only needed to find these few words. Guess what happened? In time, Velma learned where all of these words were so she didn't need to use the scripts at all.

What is least to most prompting?

Use this tool to improve your writing. Analyze your sentence structure! Use it to know which part of speech each word is. It can be useful in analyzing language and exploring how an AAC system in organized (if the AAC system is organized by parts of speech).

Evidence suggests turning the captions on helps support literacy

Research article explaining a model for teaching communication partners how to help a user of AAC.