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AT and AAC: Practical Tips and Strategies

Free Book App
May 30, 2012 8:09 AM by Angela Desideri
"The Biggest Pizza Ever" by JibJab Jr. is a fun book app that you can use to work on answering "wh" questions, teaching verbs, stating emotions and much much more. Here's how it works: Choose who is going to be the main character of the book and then Read More...
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Toca Monsters
May 2, 2012 7:00 AM by Angela Desideri
Toca Boca has done it again! An amazing free app for the iPhone, iPod and iPad called Toca Monsters . How it works: Begin by selecting your monster. Gomez is the brown monster, and Nebula is the blue monster. Choose from 8 ingredients to feed to your Read More...
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Apps & Vegetables
April 18, 2012 7:00 AM by Angela Desideri
This past week my theme for therapy has been vegetables. Here's the list of vegetables I decided to use: cabbage (green and purple) carrots green beans (great to snap in half) broccoli lettuce (easy to tear) peas peppers (green, yellow and orange) tomato Read More...
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AAC Use and Speech
April 4, 2012 3:50 PM by Angela Desideri
Recently, I have been doing workshops on the topic of AAC. One frequent question from parents has been "Will AAC prevent my child from speaking?" The answer is no. Decades of research have proven that AAC systems don't impede the development of speech. Read More...
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Get to Know Your Students
March 21, 2012 9:30 AM by Angela Desideri
Recently, I discovered a new app called Music Color . Music Color is a universal app that's available on the iTunes app store and supports 20 languages. How It Works Select a color from 12 possible options: blue, yellow, red, pink, brown, white, green, Read More...
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Keeping Your iPad Safe and Clean
March 7, 2012 10:30 AM by Angela Desideri
With cold and flu season in full force, I thought it would be beneficial to share some tips on cleaning your iPad screen to keep it germ-free. Apple recommends wiping the screen with a damp, lint-free cloth. (Click here to read Apple's recommendations.) Read More...
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Core Words: Are You Teaching Them?
February 22, 2012 9:45 AM by Angela Desideri
Core words are a relatively small amount of frequently occurring words that are found in every language and make up about 85 percent of the vocabulary used. Core words are powerful and are the basis for communication. They are found in speaking, reading Read More...
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Screenshots: An Easy Way to Create Visual Supports
February 8, 2012 8:10 AM by Angela Desideri
One of the ways I have been using my iPad with my students who require visual supports such as the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), communication boards, and AAC overlays is by taking and using screenshots. You may be asking yourself, "What Read More...
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Expanding Communication Skills? There's an App for That!
January 25, 2012 9:30 AM by Angela Desideri
What better way to get children excited to learn language and communication skills than a birthday party? Toca Boca's "Birthday Party" is an interactive app that provides numerous opportunities to help speech-language pathologists expand language use Read More...
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My Favorite Apps for Speech Therapy Part 1
November 30, 2011 10:44 AM by Angela Desideri
I wanted to share some of my favorite apps that I use for speech therapy. Please feel free to comment and tell me your favorite apps so I can add them to my wish list for the holidays! My Play House by Shimon - This is an interactive play house that I Read More...
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AAC and Literacy
August 10, 2011 8:42 AM by Angela Desideri
As SLPs, we can help support literacy development with our students who are AAC users. Here are a few tips that you can use in your everyday practice to help with this process: Importance of Research Based Literacy Programs : Learning to read is a complex Read More...
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AAC Competency Time!
July 27, 2011 9:00 AM by Angela Desideri
In my last blog , I shared three important tips that every parent, educator and SLP should know regarding AAC. This blog will focus on implementation strategies to help with the AAC learning process. Individuals who communicate with AAC begin as novices, Read More...
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AAC: Three Things Every Parent, SLP and Educator Needs to Know
July 13, 2011 10:00 AM by Angela Desideri
This month I have been doing a lot of traveling and presenting on AAC and AT. During the process of preparing for these presentations, I was reminded of these important areas related to AAC. Here are three important things that every parent, SLP and educator Read More...
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