By Carrie Clark, CCC-SLP, Owner, Speech and Language Kids Establishing a Functional Communication System All children have the right to communicate. No disorder, disease, or physical limitation should be able to take that right away from them. For that reason, it is our obligation to make sure that all children wi...

Jenna Blane, M.S., CCC-SLP There are days when I feel as though my creativity level has plummeted to rock bottom. I look at the giant bucket of blocks in the corner of the preschool classroom, and for some reason, cannot think of an exciting way to play with them. I usually revert to something like, “stack the blocks O...

By Christine Kramlich, M. Ed What exactly is an ambassador? According to Webster’s, an ambassador is “an authorized messenger or representative” and that’s exactly what a PRC ambassador is as well. PRC ambassadors are device users who are willing and able to spread the message of the power of communication....

By Jo Misek, author A Promise Broken is the third part of the four-book Adi’s World series. Adi & Arnie still live in Maple Community (inside a hollow sugar maple tree in Vermont). Ayden now lives in Cliff City (a town inside a crevice in the side of a cliff), and his twin, Jayden, lives in Tunnel Town (an underg...

_ By David Kay, M.Ed., OTR, Regional Consultant, PRC_ “True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery In the world of AAC we work with individuals who are building their ability to communicate. But what about the ability to do? The model of human oc...

By Ryan Knoblauch, M.S. CCC- SLP Here we go. It’s the final season of American Idol. If you have kids of your own or you work with kids, then it’s likely they know a little bit about the show. I personally have watched about four seasons collectively (a couple of the Simon Cowell years and now with Urban, J-L...