The Power of Communication: More Than Just Words

The Power of Communication: More Than Just Words

by Tamiko Teshima, M.A, CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! To celebrate the month, we wanted to talk a little bit more about our favorite topic – communication....
AAC and Language Development: Research Breakdown

AAC and Language Development: Research Breakdown

by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner and Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC   When it comes to AAC, many, MANY myths exist (see this Facebook post or this blog post). By far, the one I hear the most often is that AAC will...
What the heck is gestalt language?

What the heck is gestalt language?

by Anna Dubiak, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC There are two kinds of language processors in the world:  analytical language processors and gestalt language processors (GLP).  Analytical language processors learn language...
AAC and its myths

AAC and its myths

Anna Dubiak, M.S., CCC-SLP Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC What is AAC? AAC stands for augmentative and alternative communication. Ok… but what does that mean? There are all types of AAC ranging from use of low tech such as printed pictures with wants and needs, to...
The benefits of teaching core words

The benefits of teaching core words

I talk a lot about core words on our Facebook and Instagram pages, but what in the world are they and why would anyone teach them? AssistiveWare defines core words as the “50-400 words that make up the majority of everything we say.” There are a bunch of...
Fall Language Series: AAC at the Pumpkin Patch

Fall Language Series: AAC at the Pumpkin Patch

Today, we continue our Fall Language Series. Last week, we talked about language development at the apple orchard. This week, we’re taking it to the pumpkin patch, AAC style. For those of you who don’t know, AAC stands for alternative and augmentative...