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AAC Fundamentals: Bite-Size Tips for Parents

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Busy parents, learn how to support your AAC user in just 5 minutes per week! We break it all down into bite-size, practical tips that will help you make AAC a habit. Sign up today to get a whole year of advice from two experienced AAC Specialists!
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Contents

Here's a list of topics for all 52 weeks of the AAC Fundamentals class. You can check out the first video for free by clicking the yellow "preview" button!

Introduction

Introducing AAC Fundamentals
  • 2 mins
  • 5.78 MB
Preview

Week 1: Operational Competence

What is Operational Competence?
  • 3 mins
  • 1.12 GB
The Art of Attributing Meaning

    Week 2: Linguistic Competence

    What is Linguistic Competence?
    • 5 mins
    • 61.2 MB

    Week 3: Strategic Competence

    What is Strategic Competence?
    • 3 mins
    • 1.46 GB

    Week 4: Social Competence

    What is Social Competence?
    • 3 mins
    • 1.53 GB

    Week 5: Operational Competence

    Guided Access & Searching for Words
    • 6 mins
    • 36.7 MB

    Week 6: Linguistic Competence

    Core Vocabulary
    • 5 mins
    • 23 MB
    Bonus link: Choosing Core Vocabulary
    • 525 KB

    Week 7: Strategic Competence

    Something we professionals don't say often enough...
    • 3 mins
    • 1.21 GB

    Week 8: Social Competence

    Greetings & Sharing Feelings
    • 4 mins
    • 11.3 MB

    Week 9: Operational Competence

    What to do if a device is frozen
    • 5 mins
    • 61.2 MB

    Week 10: Linguistic Competence

    To Verb, Verbing, Verbed...
    • 4 mins
    • 14.4 MB

    Week 11: Strategic Competence

    Organizing the System
    • 4 mins
    • 2.4 MB

    Week 12: Social Competence

    Small Talk: The Weather
    • 4 mins
    • 13.1 MB

    Week 13: Bonus Tip - What's the Deal with Screen Time and AAC?

    Screen Time: an AAC Specialist Perspective
    • 4 mins
    • 10.3 MB

    Week 14: Operational Competence

    Learning Volume Control
    • 3 mins
    • 18.6 MB

    Week 15: Linguistic Competence

    Descriptive Language Strategy
    • 3 mins
    • 93.5 MB

    Week 16: Strategic Competence

    Asking for others to Wait
    • 3 mins
    • 21.9 MB

    Week 17: Social Competence

    Protesting
    • 5 mins
    • 127 MB

    Week 18: Operational Competence

    Teaching kids to take care of their AAC device
    • 2 mins
    • 8.55 MB

    Week 19: Linguistic Competence

    Declarative Language Strategy
    • 5 mins
    • 105 MB

    Week 20: Strategic Competence

    Managing Communication Breakdowns
    • 2 mins
    • 6.08 MB

    Week 21: Social Competence

    Compliments
    • 4 mins
    • 13.8 MB

    Week 22: Operational Competence

    Teaching your child to use "Clear" and "Delete"
    • 2 mins
    • 4.78 MB

    Week 23: Linguistic Competence

    Adjectives (Describing words)
    • 4 mins
    • 14.6 MB

    Week 24: Strategic Competence

    What if the word I want is not here?
    • 3 mins
    • 21.7 MB

    Week 25: Social Competence

    Telling Jokes
    • 3 mins
    • 12.5 MB

    Week 26: Bonus Tip - Why Literacy is Key for AAC Users

    Curriculum + AAC = Possibilities
    • 13 mins
    • 13.1 MB

    Week 27: Operational Competence

    Storing a Message
    • 4 mins
    • 9.19 MB

    Week 28: Linguistic Competence

    Presuming Competence
    • 4 mins
    • 12.4 MB

    Week 29: Strategic Competence

    Using the Keyboard & Spelling
    • 4 mins
    • 13.2 MB

    Week 30: Social Competence

    Asking Questions
    • 4 mins
    • 13.6 MB

    Week 31: Operational Competence

    Planning Ahead for Device Emergencies
    • 4 mins
    • 5.02 MB

    Week 32: Linguistic Competence

    Modeling at Bath Time
    • 5 mins
    • 20 MB

    Week 33: Strategic Competence

    Teaching your child how to ask for more words
    • 3 mins
    • 10.3 MB

    Week 34: Social Competence

    Introducing Yourself with "About Me"
    • 4 mins
    • 17.5 MB

    Week 35: Operational Competence

    Navigating to Folders
    • 5 mins
    • 11.1 MB
    Bonus content: A Deeper Dive into Navigating AAC
    • 7 mins
    • 115 MB
    Bonus Content: Putting Our Strategies Together

      Week 36: Linguistic Competence

      Modeling Core Vocabulary with a Story
      • 4 mins
      • 17.3 MB

      Week 37: Strategic Competence

      Introducing Your Device
      • 2 mins
      • 6.27 MB

      Week 38: Social Competence

      Sharing an Opinion
      • 3 mins
      • 17.3 MB

      Week 39: Bonus Tip - What is Gestalt Language Processing?

      Introduction to Gestalt Language Processing
      • 7 mins
      • 3.55 GB

      Week 40: Operational Competence

      AAC on the Go
      • 2 mins
      • 4.91 MB

      Week 41: Linguistic Competence

      Modeling during Outdoor Play
      • 4 mins
      • 11.5 MB

      Week 42: Strategic Competence

      Asking for Accommodations
      • 2 mins
      • 6.04 MB

      Week 43: Social Competence

      Explaining
      • 6 mins
      • 26.7 MB

      Week 44: Operational Competence

      Adjusting Screen Brightness
      • 2 mins
      • 5.5 MB

      Week 45: Linguistic Competence

      Prepositions
      • 2 mins
      • 6.17 MB

      Week 46: Strategic Competence

      Checking for Understanding
      • 3 mins
      • 8.11 MB
      Social Story: Did You Get That?

        Week 47: Social Competence

        Arguing / Negotiating
        • 4 mins
        • 1.73 GB

        Week 48: Operational Competence

        Teaching Kids to Charge Their Device
        • 2 mins
        • 5.32 MB

        Week 49: Linguistic Competence

        Modeling for Ordering in a Restaurant
        • 4 mins
        • 1.66 GB

        Week 50: Strategic Competence

        Pre-Planning for Conversation
        • 3 mins
        • 7.96 MB
        AAC Pre-Planning Template

          Week 51: Social Competence

          Storytelling
          • 3 mins
          • 1.62 GB

          Week 52: Bonus Tip - Neurodiversity-Affirming Strategies

          Neurodiversity-Affirming Strategies
          • 3 mins
          • 10.1 MB