Aided Language Input Aided Language Input When working with children that are using an augmentative communication system it is important that every...
Communication Matrix: Testing the Beginner Communicator As speech and language pathologist we evaluate student’s speech and language skills. Although there is a wealth of evaluation...
What is Core Vocabulary for Augmentative Communication? One of the shifts in working with students with significant disabilities has been the selection of vocabulary that we...
Project Core: University of North Carolina I have been a speech and language pathologist, for now, forty-one years and over that time I have experienced...
AAC Core Vocabulary : Ideas for Teaching GO Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is constantly evolving not just the technology surrounding it but also the vocabulary that...
Echolalia There are many areas for challenges for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. No two people have the same communicative...
Pragmatic Language: Skills to Develop Fluid and Functional Communication Pragmatic language refers to the social language skills that we use in our daily interactions with others. This includes...
Non-verbal Language: How Do We Communicate Without Words? Not all of our communication is verbal. When we examine a child’s speech and language skills we need to...
What is Language? The concept of language is a difficult one. According to Bloom and Lahey, language can be defined as “a...
What are Communication Disorders? Parent-teacher conferences can bring new referrals as parents wonder if their child has a speech or language disorder...