Repair Strategies to fix Communication Breakdown in AAC Users
Communication breakdown happens when a child attempts to communicate something and the partner has not understood it. A good communication…
AAC Learning
Roadblocks to Language Development in Children Using AAC
AAC is a wonderful solution for children having communication deficits due to developmental disabilities and other speech disorders. While we…
AAC Implementation: Communication Intervention Strategies for Families
Getting an AAC device is a significant step towards ensuring better outcomes for a child with complex communication needs. However,…
All Core and No Fringe Vocabulary Makes for Dull Communication
Core words get a lot of emphasis in AAC learning. What is fringe vocabulary and why is it important? Read…
Language Learning: A Lot can Happen With Scaffolding
Modelling has been a widely used strategy to support emergent AAC learners. Read on to know how scaffolding conversations in…
Communication is the Name of the Game: Fun AAC Activities
Remember playing the Snake and Ladder game as kids? We learnt addition, counting, and taking turns all the while having…
Understanding Communicative Competence for AAC Users
For AAC users to communicate autonomously, they need to achieve proficiency in skills that enable them to freely express themselves.…
Literacy Activities for Emergent AAC Users
Communication is often the focus of AAC learning and parents and professionals tend to overlook the need to develop literacy…
Using Descriptive Teaching to Support the Learning of AAC users
We want communicators to have access to a wide range of vocabulary so that their communication is not inhibited and…
Building Language for All Communicative Purposes – Requesting and Emotions
In the previous two blogs we’ve been learning about communicative purposes/functions such as rejecting and commenting as well as Greetings…