Encouraging Communicators to Build Longer Sentences
Often when communicators are using only single words, there is a certain amount of frustration involved at the inability to…
Language Skills
Fun Activities for Teaching Negation
Saying ‘No’ is an important skill for emergent communicators to learn. The ability to refuse/ reject builds choice-making and paves…
How Social Scripts Promote Conversations in Learners with Disabilities
A ‘Hi’ may be the start of a beautiful friendship between two kids and “Say Hi to your friend” may…
All About Predictable Chart Writing
When children learn to write, it opens doors to literacy and more social interactions. Young adults with complex communication needs…
Shared Writing Activities for Emergent AAC learners
There are a lot of things that need to fall in place for a learner to write meaningful text. Shared…
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…
Developing Reading Comprehension Skills of Learners with Disabilities
Reading comprehension is the ability to make meaning out of a text. It is a key component of literacy acquisition…
Fun AAC Activities for Halloween
Halloween will look a lot different this year with mandatory masks that are not part of the costume and trick…
Communication is the Name of the Game: Fun AAC Activities
Remember playing the Snake and Ladder game as kids? We learnt addition, counting, and taking turns all the while having…