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...
by admin | Jul 3, 2023 | Family Fun, Tips & Tricks
Summer is officially here and your family is planning on some fun. Don’t let the splish splash and sunshine stop your child from sharing his or her ideas at the beach, pool, or even under the sprinkler. It can be hard to see a touch screen in the sun and...
by admin | May 17, 2023 | Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and this year’s theme is Building a Strong Foundation. This theme has so much relevance to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)! How do we build strong foundations in AAC? By setting families up for...
by admin | Feb 14, 2023 | Communication Partner Instruction
If you’re using the SMoRRES® Training Program to educate families or school staff to model AAC, you already know that Controlled Practice and Feedback is Step 5. Indeed, in order for communication partners to learn a new skill, they often need practice. Perhaps...
