“Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars is a song that reminds Anne that we have to accept our students as beautiful little human beings, exactly the way they are. This week Anne Page, from Beautiful Speech Life, discusses how to identify emergent communicators and what skill sets an emergent communicator would have.  
in this episode:  You’ll hear

  • Recommendations for how the SLP and IEP team should begin using an AAC device or low-tech AAC communication tools to build communication.
  • How to use a device or a CORE board to model words and communication with a student in therapy.
  • Tips for parent coaching or staff coaching when it comes to modeling words for emergent communicators.

Resources 

 http://beautifulspeechlife.com/aac-academy/

Freebies:

https://bit.ly/FREEAACgoalplanner https://bit.ly/aacathome2021

Websites mentioned in the podcast:

https://communicationmatrix.org/

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Blog Posts Mentioned in the Podcast Episode:

http://beautifulspeechlife.com/10-ideas-for-virtual-aac-modeling/ 

http://beautifulspeechlife.com/how-to-reduce-cognitive-load/

http://beautifulspeechlife.com/brush-your-teeth-aac-with-core-vocabulary-board/  

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast Episode: 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Beautiful-Speech-Life

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Boom-Cards-Prepositions-Spatial-Concepts-Bundle-1-for-Speech-Therapy-Autism-6416201      

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