by Kip Porter, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  The path you walk will stretch out, long and steep,Your voice may falter, words a distant hum,But your device, a beacon, clear and bright,Will help you speak, to share your inner thought.Stay sharp and focused, learn its every sign,This journey needs your strength, your will to ...

Back-to-School with the AAC Language Lab: A Year of Communication Growth Starts Here!  As backpacks are packed, classrooms are prepared, and therapy schedules begin to fill, many AAC teams are asking the same question:  What are some Communication Partner Strategies and how can I support meaningful communicati...

Supporting Reading, Writing, and Communication with Readtopia® and Monarch Reader™  As backpacks are packed, classrooms are prepared, and literacy instruction begins, many AAC teams are asking the same questions:  How can we make literacy instruction more accessible and meaningful for students w...

By Jane Odom, M.Ed, Director or Implementation Resources Wordle is a tool for generating “word clouds’ from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts and colors. Plug in your AAC device ...

By Jane Odom, M.Ed, Director of Implementation Resources Shout Out It is important to give our AAC device users enough time to practice their vocabulary in a meaningful way. One way to teach core vocabulary with repetition in a group is to do a ‘Shout Out’ activity. In this activity, you will need to create a poste...

By Jane Odom, M.Ed, Director or Implementation Resources Think about how often a young mother will talk to her infant even though the infant cannot repeat what she says. In this same way, it is important for us to use some techniques to show a child what we expect. First and foremost, it is important that the person tea...