Early intervention: When to Introduce AAC to Young Children
When do you start AAC intervention for a child? Even with all the research out there, there seems to be…
AAC ( Communication) Strategies
All Core and No Fringe Vocabulary Makes for Dull Communication
Core words get a lot of emphasis in AAC learning. What is fringe vocabulary and why is it important? Read…
Language Learning: A Lot can Happen With Scaffolding
Modelling has been a widely used strategy to support emergent AAC learners. Read on to know how scaffolding conversations in…
Understanding Communicative Competence for AAC Users
For AAC users to communicate autonomously, they need to achieve proficiency in skills that enable them to freely express themselves.…
Building Language for All Communicative Purposes – Requesting and Emotions
In the previous two blogs we’ve been learning about communicative purposes/functions such as rejecting and commenting as well as Greetings…
Understanding Prompting Hierarchy
Any new learning can be quite overwhelming for the user. New users can benefit from prompting, regardless of age, communication…
Ideas and Tips to motivate communication
Communicative temptations involves setting up the environment, so as to create a need to force the user to communicate. A…
All about Communicative Temptations
Communicative temptations involves setting up the environment, so as to create a need to force them to communicate. A child…
Why is Core Vocabulary Important For an AAC User?
Core words are the small number of words that are used most frequently in our conversations. About 80% of the…
AAC Apps for Adults with Acquired Communication Disorders
A brain injury or neurological disorder can rob an adult of vital communication skills. Communication and Speech therapy can enable…