by admin | May 1, 2025 | Communication Partner Instruction, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month and this year’s theme is “envisioning possibilities for the future.” This theme invites us to consider where have we come from and where we are going. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is...
by admin | Nov 11, 2024 | Communication Partner Instruction, Family Resources
In 2006, Sarah Blackstone wrote, “Being an effective communication partner or AAC facilitator is not intuitive. It often requires one to change long-established, unconscious ways of communicating” (p. 12). And changing habits can be hard! Does using your...
by admin | Oct 1, 2024 | Family Resources
Parents tell us that when they are out to eat, at the grocery store, and in other spaces in the community, others may approach them to ask about the AAC method that their child is using. Other times, people are timid or reluctant to approach families, but parents can...
by admin | Jul 20, 2024 | Family Fun, Tips & Tricks
It’s National Ice Cream Day and we’re thinking about making our favorite frozen treat, ice cream in a bag. No special equipment is required. With a couple of plastic zipper bags and 5 ingredients likely already in your kitchen, kids can shake milk into ice...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Family Fun, Tips & Tricks
School’s back in session and kids are on the playground at recess and after school. You can still communicate outside with fast-moving children using a number of handy light-tech strategies. For the playground, we use a variety of strategies including yard...
