_Wooster, Ohio, August 17, 2015 It takes a special person to teach in a special education classroom and Sarah Williams is just such a person. After working in music therapy for several years, Sarah returned to school to earn a Master’s in Special Education at Arizona State University. She now teaches in a self-con...

By Kara Bidstrup, M.S., CCC-SLP Grade level core academic standards and engaging curriculum can be used as the foundation for meaningful language learning for children who use AAC. The online class,It’s Not Rocket Science: Learning to Talk with AAC in Science Class, outlines a process to make this concept a classroo...

By Krista Howard, PRC Ambassador It is Krista Howard again. I am an AAC user. I am an ASU student. I am a 29 year old single mom to a amazing son named Michael. This blog is going to discuss how to make friends and keep them while using an AAC device. I feel that close friendships are key to have extra support in life. ...

By Carrie Clark, CCC-SLP When children are learning to speak, one of the things they learn is how to answer questions. Some children pick this up easily, and others need a speech therapist or parent to help them through and teach it to them directly. Children who use Augmentative-Alternative Communication AAC are no dif...

By Javier Chavez, AAC device user My name is Javier Chavez but I also go by Javy. I have been an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) user for about 30 years. I started to use the Prentke Romich communicators when my parents and I moved to Salinas, California from Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico at the age o...

By Kym Heine, M.S., CCC-SLP Regional Consultant for the Prentke Romich Company With temperatures still rising it’s hard to believe that summer is almost over and, for many, a new school year has already begun. As the pages of books start turning, let’s take some time to examine how reading can be used to teach c...