Four Ways to Support AAC Users

Even with the many AAC resources out there, the pathway for those with complex communication needs is not always clear cut.

 We all want our clients who use AAC to make that leap to becoming proficient communicators. Understanding more about how they learn is one way to help them progress, and that’s what this episode is about. It covers:

 •    Core and fringe vocabular

•    Stages of motor learning

•    Meeting sensory and language needs simultaneously

•    Descriptive teaching

 By the way— descriptive teaching is awesome—even if you don’t have clients who use AAC!

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Stage One Sentence Types
Understanding Motor Learning Stages Improves Skill Instruction by J Huber
The Center for AAC and Autism
Sensory Books by Lizzie
Descriptive Teaching
Ready, Set, Go! with AAC
Get Set with AAC: Mythbusting
Everything Has a Name
Music: Simple Gifts performed by Ted Yoder, used with permission