The Avaz blog
Ideas, stories and resources for AAC.
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 addition to…
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 for learners…
Functional Communication Skills for Kids with Special Needs
Children with developmental disabilities can have communication challenges which affect their ability to effectively express themselves. Without functional communication skills, they may…
Highlights of AAC Awareness Month 2020
Every year during October, Team Avaz plans several initiatives to spread awareness about AAC solutions. We do this to get rid of…
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 or treating…
Navratri Celebrations Social Story
Download this social story to explain the joyous Navratri celebrations to children using Avaz app. Download navratri folder for avaz
Drewy NovaClara Curious: Partially Verbal and Abundantly Confident
Drewy NovaClara Curious is a Model, actor, and a disability advocate living in San Diego, California. They are a deaf and semi…
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 fun. Similarly,…
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. However, this…
Literacy Activities for Emergent AAC Users
Communication is often the focus of AAC learning and parents and professionals tend to overlook the need to develop literacy skills in…