Partner training is incredibly important! Interactions with communication partners can make or break someone's ability to effectively and efficiently use AAC. Trainings should include anyone and everyone in the person's environment. #useAACtolearnAAC #AACaware19

Music & language development go hand-in-hand! Music and rhythm have shown to have positive benefits on phonological awareness, auditory discrimination, auditory sequencing, listening and attention skills, language development, & vocabulary. How do you #useAACtolearnAAC w/music?

🎼AAC & Music🎶 Check out this free resource on YouTube by @speechandlanguagesongs ! There's a new song each week, with many focusing on core words. @thegreatAACchallenge2019 #day23 #useAACtolearnAAC #AACSLP #SLPeeps #AACiswhereitsAT #AACaware19

We ❤️ to see AAC everywhere, including on the playground! Some give the talkers to an adult on the playground and go to them to use it. A growing trend is to put a communication board on the playground! How does AAC work on your playground? #day24 #useAACtolearnAAC #AACaware19

@thegreatAACchallenge2019 #day24 This is my school's playground! We added our core board that is district-wide and have some fringe words in the bottom. It's a great reminder that communication, even symbolic communication, happens everywhere! #useAACtolearnAAC #AACSLP

If AAC becomes a working tool only, it will almost always get rejected by user. Rather than testing, explore the device with the student. Find words together and model. Invite, don’t require. Show how you #useAACtolearnAAC at your school. #day25 #AACiswhereitsAT #AACaware19

AAC at School! One of my favorite activities to jump into at school are science experiments. They're hands-on, engaging, and fun! Plus, there's a million different ways to incorporate modeling of symbolic language. #useAACtolearnAAC #day25 #AACaware19

AAC is all about communicative power. The best way to demonstrate that power is by talking about our favorite things! Share your favorite moment talking about your favorite things using #useAACtolearnAAC #thegreatAACchallenge2019 #AACiswhereitsAT #AACaware19

Thank you for providing me with access to say my favorite things at the bar during Closing The Gap at #CTG19 😂 #whiteclawplease @thegreatAACchallenge2019 #day26 #useAACtolearnAAC #AACSLP #SLPeeps #thegreatAACchallenge2019 #AACiswhereitsAT #slptpt #ASHA #AACaware19

“That” is such a versatile word, so it’s really easy to model! “Look at that!” “What is that?” “That’s awesome!” “I want that.” “That sucks.” “That is mine!” Use the hashtag #useaactolearnaac so we can find you! #thegreatAACchallenge2019 #AACiswhereitsAT #AACaware19

THAT! Here's an example of some ways to model "That" from the #centerforaacandautism resource about core vocabulary. It suggests using phrases that "get that" "want that" "see that" @thegreatAACchallenge2019 #day27 #useAACtolearnAAC #AACSLP #SLPeeps #AACaware19

Literacy isn’t a privilege - it’s a right. Check out resources from Project Core, Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at UNC Chapel Hill, and ASHA. Share your experiences with literacy and AAC at #useAACtolearnAAC #useAACtolearnAAC #ASHA #AACaware19

AAC & Literacy I'm gonna say it again - literacy isn't a privilege, it's a right. EVERYONE deserves to learn to read and write, especially those who use AAC! Here's a photo snapped in one of my ELA rooms during a word study small group session. #useAACtolearnAAC #AACaware19

Peers can be the greatest teachers. A peer can often model and impact a student significantly faster than an adult ever could. There’s a lot of research in the field of AAC supporting peer modeling. How do you #useAACtolearnAAC with peers? #AACiswhereitsAT

All the cool kids are doing it 😎 When peers are using AAC, it's easier to get buy-in! Whether the peers require AAC to communicate or are just being great models, peers are everything. How are you involving peers with AAC? #useAACtolearnAAC #thegreatAACchallenge2019

AAC is something that we ALL use everyday! Writing, texting, social media, gestures, facial expressions - these are all alternative forms of communication! AAC is universal to all of us! How did you AAC today? We’d love to hear your stories! #useAACtolearnAAC

All the AAC today! I love that this is what I do everyday. All the communication methods, all day long. I have a really cool job ☺️ @thegreatAACchallenge2019 #day30 #useAACtolearnAAC #AACSLP #SLPeeps #thegreatAACchallenge2019 #AACiswhereitsAT #AACaware19

👻BOO!🎃 With Halloween upon us, it’s the last day of @thegreatAACchallenge2019 Thank you to all who have joined us along the way, whether it was for a day or the entire month. This Halloween, share a photo of Halloween and AAC with #useAACtolearnAAC

👻 HALLOWEEN & AAC 🎃 Last year, we did a whole-school activity with "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything." I love getting students involved in my favorite holiday!! #day31 #useAACtolearnAAC #AACSLP #SLPeeps #thegreatAACchallenge2019 #AACiswhereitsAT #AACaware19

THANK YOU! We've had a tremendous campaign with #useAACtolearnAAC during @thegreatAACchallenge2019 and it's all because of you! Let's keep it going all year long! @thegreatAACchallenge2019 #useAACtolearnAAC #AACSLP #SLPeeps #AACiswhereitsAT