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...
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...
Core boards in 6 easy steps

Core boards in 6 easy steps

Friends, today we are so fortunate to have Alma Partida, my grad school classmate, owner/manager of AAC For You and Me, and fellow SLP, on the blog today. She is going to walk us through, step-by-step, how to make a core board. Core boards are a form of low-tech AAC...