AAC Fundamentals: Bite-Size Tips for Parents
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Introduction

Introducing AAC Fundamentals
Week 1: Operational Competence

What is Operational Competence?
The Art of Attributing Meaning
Week 2: Linguistic Competence

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What is Linguistic Competence?
Week 3: Strategic Competence

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What is Strategic Competence?
Week 4: Social Competence

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What is Social Competence?
Week 5: Operational Competence

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Guided Access & Searching for Words
Week 6: Linguistic Competence

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Core Vocabulary
Bonus link: Choosing Core Vocabulary
Week 7: Strategic Competence

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Something we professionals don't say often enough...
Week 8: Social Competence

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Greetings & Sharing Feelings
Week 9: Operational Competence

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What to do if a device is frozen
Week 10: Linguistic Competence

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To Verb, Verbing, Verbed...
Week 11: Strategic Competence

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Organizing the System
Week 12: Social Competence

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

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Screen Time: an AAC Specialist Perspective
Week 14: Operational Competence

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Learning Volume Control
Week 15: Linguistic Competence

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Descriptive Language Strategy
Week 16: Strategic Competence

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Asking for others to Wait
Week 17: Social Competence

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Protesting
Week 18: Operational Competence

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Teaching kids to take care of their AAC device
Week 19: Linguistic Competence

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Declarative Language Strategy
Week 20: Strategic Competence

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Managing Communication Breakdowns
Week 21: Social Competence

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Compliments
Week 22: Operational Competence

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Teaching your child to use "Clear" and "Delete"
Week 23: Linguistic Competence

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Adjectives (Describing words)
Week 24: Strategic Competence

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What if the word I want is not here?
Week 25: Social Competence

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

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Curriculum + AAC = Possibilities
Week 27: Operational Competence

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Storing a Message
Week 28: Linguistic Competence

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Presuming Competence
Week 29: Strategic Competence

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Using the Keyboard & Spelling
Week 30: Social Competence

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Asking Questions
Week 31: Operational Competence

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Planning Ahead for Device Emergencies
Week 32: Linguistic Competence

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Modeling at Bath Time
Week 33: Strategic Competence

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Teaching your child how to ask for more words
Week 34: Social Competence

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Introducing Yourself with "About Me"
Week 35: Operational Competence

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Navigating to Folders
Bonus content: A Deeper Dive into Navigating AAC
Bonus Content: Putting Our Strategies Together
Week 36: Linguistic Competence

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Modeling Core Vocabulary with a Story
Week 37: Strategic Competence

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Introducing Your Device
Week 38: Social Competence

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

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Introduction to Gestalt Language Processing
Week 40: Operational Competence

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AAC on the Go
Week 41: Linguistic Competence

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Modeling during Outdoor Play
Week 42: Strategic Competence

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Asking for Accommodations
Week 43: Social Competence

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Explaining
Week 44: Operational Competence

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Adjusting Screen Brightness
Week 45: Linguistic Competence

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Prepositions
Week 46: Strategic Competence

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Checking for Understanding
Social Story: Did You Get That?
Week 47: Social Competence

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Arguing / Negotiating
Week 48: Operational Competence

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Teaching Kids to Charge Their Device
Week 49: Linguistic Competence

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Modeling for Ordering in a Restaurant
Week 50: Strategic Competence

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Pre-Planning for Conversation
AAC Pre-Planning Template
Week 51: Social Competence

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Storytelling
Week 52: Bonus Tip - Neurodiversity-Affirming Strategies

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Neurodiversity-Affirming Strategies

Social Story: Did You Get That?

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