Our theme for the month of October is Core Vocabulary. Our bonus tip of the week is the Tobii Dynavox Core First Lessons and Books. Check it out! tobiidynavox.com/software/conte…

As #AACAwarenessMonth comes to a close, our own instructor Punam Desormes drops a few final thoughts on the importance and the impact of AAC technology and the role it plays in so many lives: youtu.be/pBXDFNxXCwE

Secrets for Modeling Language | Super Power Speech #AACAwarenessMonth #AACaware21 #AAC #AugComm #AssistiveTech superpowerspeech.com/2016/03/secret…

Final day of #AACaware21 - PrAACtical AAC - "PrAACtical AAC supports a community of professionals and families who are determined to improve the communication and literacy abilities of people with significant communication difficulties." praacticalaac.org

It was great to see the results of incorporating AAC use for predictable chart writing today Pine Ridge Middle School.

A good communication partner presumes competence.

A great morning with @AVRCE_Student Services SLPs learning together about AAC avrceAT

Please give a warm welcome to our latest OER, Transforming Practice: Learning Equity, Learning Excellence by the Social Equity Working Group Curriculum Committee. Read it here: caul-cbua.pressbooks.pub/transformingpr… #OER #REL #Pressbooks

Shared by our friends Carole Zangari this blogpost is, "focusing on supporting students using #AAC during their high school years." #IEPS #TeensWhoUseAAC assistivewa.re/3kt1Fy6

#AAC user Mike Hipple shares his thoughts on #augcomm & special education bit.ly/3F5DCx5 #assistivetechnology

How can we support students who use #AAC in inclusive education? bit.ly/3yYdbGI Some wonderful information for #augcomm providers & families #SLPeeps #AssistiveTech #AACSLP

From Jane Farrall. It’s time to rethink hand-over-hand prompting, especially within AAC instruction. Instead, let’s “Motivate, Model and Move out of the Way!”

Looking forward to #ATIA2022 later this week. Stay tuned for some highlights.

Excellent first #ATIA2022 session all about emergent writing tools and strategies. So many ideas to bring back to @AVRCE_Student Services. Key idea - think about the “mark making tool of their future” and provide opportunities to experience and play with that tool.

When the time is right, I would love to offer some facilitated learning in Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education about shared reading instruction for our AAC learners thanks to #ATIA. Check out sharedreader.org

Lots of great reminders about person-centred planning in the #ATIA2022 session called, “Power of the Pivot.” Key takeaway - let’s avoid getting too focused on our outcomes and goals that we lose sight of what our students tell us is important to them.

Ending off the day today with an exceptional session at #ATIA2022. Receptive vocabulary instruction for our AAC users. Great connections to tiered vocabulary instruction. Truly inclusive practices. @AVRCE_Student Services

Just finished another great session at #ATIA2022 about collaborating to create AT for students with physical disabilities. Can we get some AT makers here in Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education? Tech Ed teachers and students as partners in assistive technology would be wonderful. @AVRCE_Student Services

Currently attending a great session with Vicki Clarke & the AACchicks at DTA Schools at #ATIA2022. I can’t wait to share all about the Classroom Communication Supports Checklist: A Toolbox for Teachers @AVRCE_Student Services

What a great accessibility cheat sheet.