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Susan Berkowitz, SLP, AAC specialist, owner LanguageLearningApps, LLC; apps designed to teach necessary language skills for communicating and learning literacy.

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Speech-Language Pathologists are used to hearing, “All you do is play!” - as if that's a bad thing.

Read the full article: Why Do We Play?
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#Autism #CognitiveSkills #Communicate

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In spite of many years of pushes for inclusion of students with “special” or different needs in general education classes, the debate still remains about the benefits of inclusion for all students.

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#inclusion #Autism

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For students with disabilities, who often do not get to experience the same activities and environments as their typical peers, books provide background knowledge for those contexts they may be missing out on.

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#literacy #Autism #Books

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We want to develop competent communicators, and telling stories about one's experiences are very important to communication competence.

Read the full article: Telling Tales Isn’t All Bad! AAC Narratives to Talk About
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#Aac #AugmentativeCommunication

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Core words are those high frequency words we use the most.

Read the full article: Core Words Everywhere!
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#Aac #AidedLanguageStimulation #AugmentativeCommunication

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For these activities to become meaningful and interesting, they need to happen within the context of genuine and meaningful activities.

Read the full article: Are You Meeting the 4 Essential Components of Literacy?
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#Literacy #Autism

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Reading aloud to our children is so important.

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#Slpeeps #Aac #Literacy

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Looking for more information about AAC implementation?

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#Aac #AugmentativeCommunication #CoreWords

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AT - Assistive Technology; an umbrella term used to talk about assistive and adaptive devices or systems for individuals with disabilities.

Read the full article: Are You Drowning in Alphabet Soup?
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#Aac #AidedLanguageStimulation #Autism

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Use genuine communication; talk - don't test

Read the full article: Top 10 Tips for Being a Good AAC Communication Partner
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#Aac #AugmentativeCommunication #Autism

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In the context of reading words in the text of books.

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#Aac #AugmentativeCommunication #Autism #TeachCoreWords

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I've tried to post some ideas for integrating AAC and other language development into home routines and reading activities.

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#Aac #Literacy #PhonologicalAwareness

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It's development, and it help people to change what is important, especially in the core-deficit of autism, social communication and interaction.” (S. Brown, 2009)

Read the full article: Why Do We Play?
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#Autism #CognitiveSkills #Communicate

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"In spite of all the benefits to inclusion, there are students who do not fare well in classrooms with general education students who are not sympathetic or teachers who are not trained to meet the needs of these students." https://t.co/DN8XCfzIqw

#inclusion #Autism

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Narrative skills are, at heart, the focus of speech-language therapy.

Read the full article: Telling Tales Isn’t All Bad! AAC Narratives to Talk About
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#Aac #AugmentativeCommunication #Autism

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For busy parents, reading time is a great way to get some relaxing together time with your child while building their language skills and love for reading.

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#literacy #Autism #Books

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Try to manage visual and auditory distractions before trying to communicate with the child

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#Aac #Autism

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Remember, they need to see and hear language before they will use it.

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#Aac #AidedLanguageStimulation #AugmentativeCommunication

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Good practice is to ask this everyday.