This is an how to blog to explain how to use communication on the go bundles. The boards are easy to use and helpful.
FREE Low-Tech AAC Core Vocabulary Communication Boards! Core Vocabulary is made up of 80% of the words we use EVERY day! With these FREE AAC Core Vocabulary Boards, you will be giving your students access to the most effective and efficient words for communicating!! Do you want to quickly and easily create a fully immersive AAC/Core Vocabulary language rich environment??? Pair these FREE Core Boards with any of my Functional Core Vocabulary Room Decor options and you will be 100% ready to implement, model, and teach AAC/Core Vocabulary!! Functional Core Vocabulary Classroom Decor MEGA Bundle LIGHTS - BRIGHTS - NEUTRALS (includes the following) Interactive and EDITABLE Core Vocabulary Word LIGHTS - BRIGHTS - NEUTRALS AAC/Core Vocabulary Classroom Labels LIGHTS - BRIGHTS - NEUTRALS AAC/Core Vocabulary Classroom Jobs LIGHTS - BRIGHTS - NEUTRALS AAC/Core Vocabulary Alphabet Letters LIGHTS - BRIGHTS - NEUTRALS AAC/Core Vocabulary Classroom Posters LIGHTS - BRIGHTS - NUETRALS For older student classrooms - AAC/Core Vocabulary Classroom Labels Icon Edition LIGHTS - BRIGHTS - NEUTRALS This set of FREE Core Vocabulary Boards includes: 1 86-location AAC Core Vocabulary Board 3 Masked options for communicators requiring a smaller set of words to start, while still maintaining motor memory 55-Location 30-Location 15-Location I have also included Tips for Success, Tips on Modeling, and the Benefits of using an AAC Core Vocabulary Board!! I have included links to an ASHA research article, a few great YouTube videos by Language During Mealtime, and an amazing handout with definitions, tips, and research articles on Core Vocabulary by I Can™ Talk Clinics!! The boards I created include Interjections. I feel it important to note I purposely placed the Interjections on what is considered by most the “Fringe” Vocabulary line for two important reasons. 1. Interjections are important Core Vocabulary words we use daily and should be included on a person’s Core Vocabulary Board 2. Placing Interjections on the Fringe line allows for access to more words on the Core Vocabulary Board. For this reason, I have also provided two printing options: 1. Print with Interjections on the main Core Vocabulary Board 2. Print Interjections separately as fringe, allowing you to add additional fringe. My personal recommendation is Option 2. Also, please note I have included “word not here” and “need break” on the Interjection line. These are also two critical sayings that should be easily accessible for all AAC users. I hope you enjoy this Core Vocabulary Classroom Boards as much as I do and would love to hear your feedback!! Be sure to ❤️ Follow me ❤️ to stay updated on new products, sales, and FREEBIES! ❤️ I truly appreciate you stopping by my store! ❤️ Please ask any questions prior to purchase.
Need an easy, portable, low-tech resource for your early communicators or AAC students? Look no further! I created these flip boards so I always had a resource to grab for visual supports and communication. I had too many kids coming in with dead AAC devices! It's a great back up option! I also love sending these home with parents to empower them to give visual support to their children at home! I have included 3 versions. All contain identical vocabulary and only differ in their color coding as shown below: 1 - All blacklines, no color coding used 2 - Colored using the Modified Fitzgerald Key 3 - Colored using the model from Goossens, Grain, & Elder NOTE: Each version of the book is 5 printable pages in length. The overall product page length is longer due to instruction pages and the inclusion of several versions. Check out the preview to see example pages and how to assemble this resource! Pages included are as follows: Core, Core 2, Feelings, Games, Books, Conversation, Art, Food, Playdoh, and Actions. Additionally, I've included "beginner" core boards. These boards are the same as the regular core boards except for there are only 10 symbols on each page. The symbols are in the same locations so it will be easy to update immediately to regular version when possible. There are 3 beginner boards included, one for each color coding system. This product is based off of these AAC principles: 1) Motor Memory: In this product, if a word is repeated on several pages (e.g., “open” on both books and games pages) it will be in the same place. Note how "good" and "bad" are in the same locations on the fringe pages in the last 2 preview pictures shown above. 2) Core Vocabulary: No matter what page you are on, you have access to core vocabulary! Because it is always open, it will save time in becoming familiar with it! The icons will never move and will always be available. This will provide you vocabulary you can adapt and use with ANY activity. Get creative! 3) Limited Fringe/Specific Vocabulary: You might be looking at this thinking, there wasn’t a page including for x, y, or z. Don’t let that hinder you! I’ve used this book with a wide variety of activities and there is ALWAYS vocabulary you can use and target. Don’t forget about phrases like “get that”, ‘up there”, or “mine”. 4) Vocabulary Selection: I've chosen vocabulary on each page very selectively! I've included a variety of words, not just nouns. There are tons of verbs and adjectives and an entire fringe page for conversation! I included full page versions of every page in that printing the pages that way is easier for you. Last, I added some bonus pages for "music", "calendar", "community", and "work" (vocabulary for older students who are in transition programs) in case they'd be useful for you! Enjoy! Feel free to email the Speechy Musings team at [email protected] with any questions! ☟ Let's stay in touch! Sign up for my email newsletter and follow me on social media to hear about freebies, new product releases, and helpful ideas for your therapy room! ☟ Sign up for my email newsletter! • Join my Facebook group! • Follow me on Instagram and Facebook!
The Printable Low-tech AAC QWERTY Keyboard may be used for nonverbal or minimally verbal clients who benefit from augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Print and laminate this page for a portable tool to use in therapy or on the go. Users may use this keyboard to point to letters to spe...
Communication boards are an awesome tool to give students the ability to communicate in a low tech way. But sometimes they are big, bulky, and hard to sift through losing the communication connection. I created Communication on the Go boards because they are small, compact, and easy to carry with you wherever you may go. […]
Augmentative and altered communication (AAC) devices are a necessity for students who struggle to communicate through speech. They break down the barriers of
AAC tools for communication to use with students that are nonverbal/limited verbal. AAC tools for communication work well with students on the Autism spectrum.
Augmentative and altered communication (AAC) devices are a necessity for students who struggle to communicate through speech. They break down the barriers of
This editable communication board will be a game changer for nonverbal students, autism, AAC implementation, and more. If you need something basic that is low tech but functional then this is the resource for you. Speech therapy, special education teachers, parents, and even ABA professionals will love these icons that are similar to PECS (but can be personalized!) Your digital download will include: - 1 PDF - Link to editable Google Slides - Printing guide - 4 communication board variations - 220 picture cards - Card holder pages Get yours today and thanks for supporting AllDayABA!
low tech AAC desktop or tabletop communication board visuals: easy and efficient access to core vocabulary and fringe vocabulary. Perfect for special education and speech therapy students! AAC on My Desk provides a communication "placemat" on student desks, wheelchairs, or activity tables. The core vocabulary "placemat" remains the same. This allows your students to be more efficient communicators by learning the motor plan for the most frequently used vocabulary. The "fringe" or "activty specific" strips can be switched out throughout the day as needed! These strips contain access to vocabulary which may be used in speech therapy sessions or during special education activities. Examples of "activity specific" strips include playing with bubbles, playing with blocks, reading a story, answering questions on a worksheet, playing a card game, baking, completing a craft, coloring, painting, playing with a potato toy, stacking rings, listening to music, playing with a doll, playing with cars, playing with a train set, completing a puzzle, and completing a folder activity. Examples of "fringe" and "themed" strips include seasonal and holiday themes (fall, winter, spring, summer, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc). There are a total of 45 total strips and (1) core vocabulary "placemat" page, which is comprised of 2 sheets of paper. I recommend printing in color on cardstock and laminating pieces for repeated use. Due to copyrights, I cannot use specific communication device symbols. Therefore, this product also includes access to an open-ended, editable Google™ Slides option. You will receive a link within the PDF. You will click on that link in order to access the "editable" option. This will allow you to upload icons or use the vocabulary of your choice. Related Products • AAC Core Vocabulary | Speech Therapy Parent Handouts | Speech Therapy • Speech Therapy Parent Handouts | Speech Therapy Homework • Visual Schedule Speech Therapy | No Print Speech Therapy | Google Slides™ #slpmusthave, #sept2018slpmusthave
Communication boards are an awesome tool to give students the ability to communicate in a low tech way. But sometimes they are big, bulky, and hard to sift through losing the communication connection. I created Communication on the Go boards because they are small, compact, and easy to carry with you wherever you may go. […]
Flashback Fridays is a new feature that will bring back blog entries that readers found useful, inspiring or that provoked conversation in years past. This is a re-post from September 2008 by guest blogger Rose Marie. Since this entry was first posted I have had two students who are very good eye gaze communicators and have really learned how to become a better communication partner for them. One of my favorite tips is to use photo mats to make eye gaze boards, I like to make them and laminate them so the symbols are always in the same place and motor automaticity is built. My current student who is an eye gaze communicator can eye gaze to the correct corner of one of the laminated boards in less than a second because the icons on the board and their locations have been memorized. Another tip for students who may hyperfocus on your face instead of the icons or the board is to hold the board in front of the student in then bring your face into the center of the board slowly (it helps to be seated on a rolling stool). Enjoy Rose Marie's re-post! 1) Just because the concept of eye gaze is simple, reading eye gaze is not necessarily easy. We need practice and experience to become competent partners. Not all kids use the same techniques, in part because the end goal for each child may not look the same (see #2). 2) Eye gaze response procedures should keep in mind technologies to be used in the child's future. If a child will be using a dwell-click with head mouse or eye gaze software, for example, then it is important that they learn to hold their gaze to a choice for a specific length of time. Children who will not be advancing to a head mouse or eye gaze may find it beneficial to confirm their choices with eye contact to the communication partner, especially if they are socially motivated. 3) Similarly, if head mouse use is in the child's future, helping them learn to turn their head along with their eyes will support that technology. This can roughly be considered "nose pointing," although the child is merely directing the nose toward the choice, rather than touching it with the nose. If head mousing is not in the child's future or if you plan to go with eye gaze not head mouse, it's fine to hold the head still and cast long sideways glances with the eyes. 4) Motor ability must be considered. The length of dwell to a choice should be reasonable...five seconds (a standard dwell time expectation in too many IEP goals, sad to say) is WAY (WAY!!!) too long for most children, both in terms of head stability and attention span. Try it...five seconds is an ETERNITY and it slows conversation down to a pathetic pace. At our house, .90 seconds is a good dwell time and doesn't interfere with the flow of communication. 5) Positioning yourself as a receiver is very important. You must be able to see the child's eyes clearly. However, some children fixate on the face of the reader, so you need to be flexible. Head-on (180*) will work for students who do not fixate on faces, but for children who are hyper-fixated on faces, an angle just over 90* may be more appropriate. You learn from the child what they need as far as positioning in relation to the partner. 6) Children with hyper-fixation to faces may benefit from loose symbols held side-by-side in front of the reader's face, then slowly moved apart. The child's eyes will (hopefully!) follow the intended choice as they move. 7) Boards intended for finger-pointing tend to have symbols spaced too closely for all but the most skillful eye gaze readers (and users). Loose symbols allow you to distance the choices at optimal points from the user. These can be held in the hands or affixed to velcro-sensitive boards (I personally like 3"-wide strips of indoor/outdoor carpet mounted to mat board, 15-18" long. Post-It makes poster board that can be cut into strips that holds symbols temporarily as well). 8) Not all days are necessarily the same. Some "off" days may require few choices spaced at farther distances, while other "on" days may allow a child to handle many choices placed closer together. 9) Along these lines of "off" and "on" days, if the child suffers neurological swings, it is imperative to tailor our expectations to the child's ability at the time. This may sound basic, but it is a point often overlooked in our hurry to take data. 10) Some children do very well with fixed frames. These are nice because they free the partner's hands and can often hold many choices. There are directions for some wonderful PVC frames online. There are also commercial e-Tran frames of Plexiglass (Cogain and others). Again, you must keep in mind the child's preferences and tendencies to fixate... 11) The goal of eye gaze communication is COMMUNICATION! It is NOT testing! Kids pick up on the fact that they are being heard or being tested, so make sure you honor what they tell you!!! This is probably the single most important point in all the discussion of eye gaze. For some reason, we tend to doubt eye gaze responses. This is because of our OWN insecurity in reading the answer correctly. If we honor a child's response, they learn to trust us as communication partners. If they indicated what they intended, we validate their answer. If they answered in error, we STILL validate their answer and demonstrate that we honor what they say. The children learn they must change their strategy to communicate the accurate answer and that they must find ways to negotiate to get what they had meant to tell us. 12) When you are unclear of a child's answer, DON'T repeat the same question. Ask it a different way. Try asking it in a way that would require they show a different answer ("Do you need more time?" becomes "Are you all done then?"). Show respect by letting the child know that you are the one having difficulty understanding; it is not the child's fault. 13) Try to keep the same placement of symbols offered for choices. This allows the child to develop motor automaticity. You may start to see eyes heading to a location before a symbol is even offered; this definitely suggests the child has achieved motor automaticity. 14) Not all children need to demonstrate "scanning of all the options" before making a selection. Motor automaticity may come to play, as well as peripheral vision skills. This does not mean kids aren't expected to know what all the choices are, but it does mean that "scanning" them may not look quite like we expect. An example is this: A teacher offered my child yes/something different/no in the same order each time (hurray! Way to build motor automaticity!) but would not accept the answer until she had gazed at each choice first. This is both unnecessary, slows communication, and discounts motor automaticity). 15) As soon as possible, eye gazers need to have introduced an option to indicate that what they want to say is not among the choices. This can be most anything ("something else," "not here," "different idea," whatever works for you and the child), but it is not fair to force a child into choosing only between choices they don't really want. Otherwise, the only option we give them is to NOT choose...and then we've set them up to be labeled as "non-communicative." There are usual communication strategies that we can't forget: motivating topics, making the child responsible for sharing information that they alone would know (highly motivating!), respecting the answer, GENUINE conversation... I hope this helps. Again, it's just what I've learned from walking in the trenches. Rose-Marie
AAC tools for communication to use with students that are nonverbal/limited verbal. AAC tools for communication work well with students on the Autism spectrum.
This product includes: -3 general communication boards containing high frequency core vocabulary with varying fields of 16, 20, and 24. General communication boards can be used for any activity. -8 activity boards with specific fringe vocabulary corresponding to play-based activities. The 8 boards include: bubbles, baby, blocks, farm, Play-doh, play food, car ramp, and vehicles. -1 page of fringe vocabulary that can be velcroed onto any page to add flexibility to your activity I have been using these low-tech communication boards for months and love them! They work well with any communicator, verbal and non-verbal, but especially for children on the autism spectrum. For verbal children, it gives them the visual support and helps recalling verbal output. For non-verbal children, it provides an avenue for expressive language. Each board can be used to create 1-6 word phrases (i.e. “help.” “oh-no! baby cry.” “I make play-doh cookies.” “You cut apple.” “I want green car go down.” etc.) I hope you enjoy these boards as much as I do!
There was much inquiry into my core communication flip book from last week's post about Engaging Early Language Learners! Guess what? I made a version just for you! You don't want to miss this pre-made communication flip book for all of your communication needs! Read the updated post here and grab your communication flip book
Communication boards are considered a form of low tech AAC. They can be used in conjunction with other AAC systems (like high tech) or in isolation. We discuss tools that you can use to make communication boards yourself, further considerations, and additional free premade options.
In AAC it’s hard to put enough stress on the importance of having a back up system. Devices break, batteries run down, swimming pools, bad weather, unusual situations, it’s one of those…
It’s AAC month! AAC is an important aspect of my job as a special education teacher. What is AAC? AAC stands for Assistive and Augmentative Communication. It can be anything that helps a person communicate. Why is AAC so important? Imagine if you suddenly lost your ability to talk or even use parts of your […]
It’s AAC month! AAC is an important aspect of my job as a special education teacher. What is AAC? AAC stands for Assistive and Augmentative Communication. It can be anything that helps a person communicate. Why is AAC so important? Imagine if you suddenly lost your ability to talk or even use parts of your […]
Check out these core and fringe flip boards for an easy, portable, low-tech resource for your early communicators or AAC students.
Re-Post from the Bridge School Link to the Bride School website, HERE for video examples of students using eye gaze What They Are An eye gaze communication board (also known as an e-tran) is a vertically held/mounted board, made of plexiglass or sturdy paper with a window cut in the middle, that enables children with severe speech and orthopedic impairments (i.e. children who are unable to speak or use their hands to point out pictures or symbols on a communication display) to communicate by focusing their gaze on selected items displayed on the board. Again, this strategy, if a match for a student’s needs, skills and existing strategies, can further expand a multi-modal communication system. (The Eye-Talks from Enabling Devices is a relatively inexpensive example at 22.95) What They're Not Limited to the four quadrants! Items can be displayed in any configuration and can be encoded to provide more choices on each board. How They Work When the eye gaze board is held up at eye level to the child, the child and his/her communication partner should be able to make eye contact through the open window. Several steps may be involved in the training process, including: Learning to scan the items available on the board Learning to fixate eye gaze on the desired item Learning to look back at the communication partner to confirm the selection Bridge School Video Examples (Click HERE to view): Elle looks at all her choices and then makes a selection by looking at the word and then looking back at the teacher. She confirms her choices by saying ‘yeah’. Courtney uses a generic eye-gaze communication board to answer multiple choice questions about 8th grade literature. For students who are able to use four symbols to represent multiple meanings, this method provides some nice flexibility – especially for testing and spontaneous discussions. From RettGirl.blogspot.com DIY Eye Gaze Flip Frame: This is a great flip frame you can make right at home. You can have different pages for different things - for instance one for snacks, one for activities and one for needs. Don't spend too much time putting this together because it's easy to over think things and then procrastinate. You can use boardmaker or other symbols - ask your Rett Girl's school if they could print you some extra ones if you don't have a program, or check out this website with FREE symbols. You can also just take pictures of objects, food, etc. and print them off on your own printer. It doesn't have to be fancy to be functional. If you don't have the time to do this on your own you can also buy them HERE. From T/TAC Online, Link HERE
Check out my 5 favorite high quality, low tech AAC boards. A free core board is perfect for trials or provide back-up communication.
This is a simple overview of AAC (aided, unaided, low tech, high tech, etc.) and includes a few strategies for parents and professionals to support use. This handout provides information on MODELING, WAIT TIME, and RECAST strategies.Also includes the Communication Bill of Rights!
Free low tech AAC core boards for speech and language therapy, special education classrooms, AAC users, and complex communicators!
Great FREE Printables for AAC/PECS to use with students with Autism and PMLD. Awesome free printable communication boards for special ed.
Core vocabulary dice are a fun way to learn, practice, and play with AAC core words. Perfect for AAC and sentence formulation goals!
5 low-tech AAC cards designed for people who want a low-key, basic, pocketable communication tool. The five cards feature an alphabet board, basic words (nurse, doctor, bathroom, medications, glasses, shoes), emojis to communicate emotions, a visual pain scale, and yes/no card with communication strategies.
Free low tech AAC core boards for speech and language therapy, special education classrooms, AAC users, and complex communicators!
Twinpoint's Saturn 39" Low Profile Base Antenna is ideal for a base station system that's tight on space (and height!). This No Ground Plane (NGP) antenna provides good wind resistance and is fully weatherproof, allowing your communications to come in crisp and clean over the 11 meter AM band. This base antenna can be set up in a base home, apartment, or job site system as well as a boat or truck setup. Keep your base station setup and out of view of your HOA!
When managing multiple projects in a portfolio it is always challenging to communicate the status of multiple projects and their KPIs. The Portfolio Dashboard allows a project manager to communicate the portfolio status with ease. Who can use this ? Project managers who want to deliver the portfolio status. Project managers working on multiple projects. File Type: Microsoft PPTFeatures - The dashboard has a project roadmap for the year. The roadmap can be used to display project timelines. The project health card covers the critical parameters of the project - schedule, budget, resources, risks, and changes. The project funding section. The resource allocation section. The project risks can be used to display risks count for high, medium and low. The project funding, resource allocation, and project risks are graphs.
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