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Why We Do Aided Language Stimulation – And You Should Too!

Oct 27, 20155 Comments

Note from Jane: I can’t thank Mary-Louise Bertram enough for writing this fabulous guest post! I saw her put this explanation on Facebook and begged her to turn it into a blog post – which she did. Mary-Louise is a fabulous AAC person, very knowledgeable and skilled. She is one of my favourite people to

AAC: Don’t Demand Prerequisite Skills

Oct 24, 201517 Comments

In May this year David Niemeijer from AssistiveWare and I did a presentation at the AGOSCI Conference on the Do’s and Don’ts of Implementing Real Communication Through AAC. We created a poster to accompany that blog post – and this is one of the follow ups to the poster. In the last few weeks I

AAC Awareness Month: What’s the current state of AAC in English Speaking Countries?

Oct 16, 2015

Many of you will be aware of the survey conducted in 2012 by AssistiveWare, in conjunction with professors at the University of San Diego and the California State University. I know I see and hear this survey referenced frequently when people are presenting or writing about using AAC Apps on mobile technology solutions such as

What is “Beginning AAC”?

Oct 12, 201519 Comments

Aim for language development: Don’t create custom pages for specific activities

Oct 4, 201532 Comments

My last blog post was about a Do’s and Don’ts of AAC Poster that we made up for International AAC Awareness Month. (The “we” in there is myself and David Niemeijer from AssistiveWare). There’s been a few comments and questions about one of the “Don’t” statements. So I wanted to clarify what we meant when

International AAC Awareness Month: Do’s and Don’ts of AAC Poster

Oct 3, 20157 Comments

October is International AAC Awareness Month! People all over the world are working to raise awareness of AAC and underline the importance of communication – for everyone. Back in May, David Niemeijer from AssistiveWare and I did a presentation at the AGOSCI Conference on the Do’s and Don’ts of Implementing Real Communication Through AAC. As

Implementation of iPads for AAC in a Specialist School

Jun 28, 20155 Comments

I recently had an article published in Perspectives on AAC that I wanted to share here as I thought it could be useful for others who are on the same journey. You can access the original article at http://sig12perspectives.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2322984. And to give you a visual to go with the article – the video below

Shared Reading: Focus on Interaction

Jun 7, 20158 Comments

Shared reading is a collaborative learning activity that emulates and builds on the bedtime book experiences that many children and parents have together. The focus during shared reading is on the interaction. Shared reading is appropriate for any emergent reader, no matter their age and can be done individually or in small groups. Focus on

Self-Selected Reading in Our Classrooms

May 21, 20154 Comments

Self-selected reading is often seen as the easiest literacy block. However, to develop a student’s love of reading requires careful resource curation and an awareness of their interests and preferences. Below is a checklist I use with teachers in working through the self-selected reading block in their classroom. The two main guiding rules are: It

Literacy Through Curriculum: Using the Australian Curriculum as a Springboard for Literacy

May 16, 20151 Comment

It’s the final day of #AGOSCI2015 – I’m always sad when a fabulous conference ends! But I love all the great ideas and tips I’ve learned that I get to go back and try! And AGOSCI is always so practical – which is one of the reasons it’s one of my favourite conferences 🙂 My