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AAC core message overview for team training and support strategies.

From Scripting to Sharing: How AAC Supports Meaningful Gestalt Language Development

AAC and GLP Teach the Team resource is a guide designed to help teams understand and implement AAC with gestalt langauge learners.

Author: Ryann Sutera

Quick guide for caregivers starting with AAC communication for children.

Starting the AAC Conversation with Caregivers

Where Do I Start? A Quick-Start Guide for Introducing AAC to Caregivers is a resource that provides SLPs with clear, actionable steps and guidance for supporting parents with children who are beginning to use AAC.

Author: Daj Mitchell

Building a culture of communication through AAC implementation insights for all students.

Building a Culture of Communication for Everyone: AAC Implementation Insights

Building a Culture of Communication Tip Sheet offers practical strategies and tips to help educators and teams foster an environment that encourages and supports effective communication for all students.

Author: Grace Clerk & Lesley Rytel

IEP Team AAC Plan for collaborative support in AAC strategies and student goal setting.

Fostering IEP and Staff Commitment to AAC

IEP Team AAC Plan is a resource that guides IEP teams in developing and implementing effective AAC plans for students.

Author: Tyler Savage

Everyday guide for effective home routines and family activities.

Partnering with Parents

The "Everyday AAC: A Simple Guide for Real Routines At Home" is an easy-to-follow resource that provides practical tips for parents integrating AAC into daily home routines.

Author: Tyler Savage

Motor speech strategies for neurodivergent children illustrated by a cake graphic.

Modifying Motor Speech Approaches for Neurodivergent Children

The "Piece of Cake: Modifying Motor Speech Approaches" resource is a quick-reference guide that offers practical strategies for adapting motor speech therapy techniques to better support individual client needs.

Author: Breanna Waldrup

Phonological approach cheat sheet for effective speech therapy strategies and interventions.

Phonology Essentials Series: Cycles, Complexity and Minimal Pairs

The Phonological Approach Cheat Sheet is a concise reference guide that outlines key strategies and techniques of phonological intervention.

Author: Hailey Van Asch

Teaching beginning readers effective phonics and reading strategies for early literacy success.

Literacy Essentials for SLPs: Teaching Beginning Readers

Literacy Essentials for SLPs is a resource designed to provide SLPs with key strategies, tools, and insights to support literacy development in their practice.

Author: Brianna Guild

AAC modeling strategies for communication partners in assistive technology sessions.

Refining AAC Modeling: Considerations for Communication Partners

Discover the latest research on AAC modeling and explore practical ways to apply it in your practice.

Author: Rachael Langley

Talker trial checklist for evaluating communication skills and progress in therapy sessions.

Speech-Generating Device Assessment Demonstration: A Practical Guide for SLPs

Explore this checklist to guide your evaluation and selection of AAC devices.

Author: Ann Bedard

Overview of executive functions: attention, planning, working memory, and self-regulation.

Executive Functioning 101: Foundations & Practical Strategies for SLPs

Get an introduction to executive functioning with this resource that outlines vital skills like inhibition, cognitive flexibility, and self-monitoring.

Author: Rachel Musial

SLP data probes overview for screening, assessment, eligibility, monitoring, goals, and IEPs.

Streamlining Data Collection Systems for Easier IEP Reporting

Learn how SLPs can streamline data collection and simplify IEP reporting with practical tips and digital tools in this helpful handout.

Author: Michele Forman

Proloquo2Go customization checklist for optimizing communication and engagement in AAC systems.

Getting Started with Proloquo2Go

Check out this guide to setting up and personalizing Proloquo2Go for young communicators, with step-by-step tips for effective AAC use.

Author: Amanda Vogelsong

CPT coding basics references for speech language pathology and medical billing information.

CPT Coding Basics References

Learn how to navigate CPT coding and billing with this handout, which provides essential references, coding resources, and practical guidance for accurate documentation and reimbursement.

Author: Jill Shook

DHH Quick Assessment Guide for articulation and language development evaluation.

DHH Quick Assessment Guide

Learn how to effectively assess students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing with this quick guide, which highlights individualized communication needs, collaborative evaluation, and essential assessment adaptations.

Author: Sydney Bassard

Steps to brave food exposure

KFW 5 Levels of Food Exposure ™

Discover the KFW 5 Levels of Food Exposure™—a structured, evidence-based framework designed to support every child’s comfort with new or unfamiliar foods.

Author: Argie Pitsakis

Trauma Informed Care Worksheet

Trauma-Informed Care Clinical Reflection Worksheet

Reflect on real-life scenarios and strengthen your trauma-informed care skills with this clinical worksheet featuring guided questions and practical applications.

Author: Rachel Archambault

First steps checklist

Starting a Private Practice: First Steps

Launch your private practice with this step-by-step checklist designed specifically for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs).

Author: Jill Shook

Do's and don'ts checklist

Do's and Don'ts of AAC

Discover best practices in AAC with this Do’s and Don’ts list to support effective communication.

Author: Hannah Croll

Myths about bilingualism and aac

5 Myths About Bilingualism and AAC

Learn the facts about bilingualism and AAC with this impactful resource.

Authors: Alma Haro-Partida & Melissa Tapia

Tips for minimally verbal children with cas

Tips for Initial Target Selection-Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Learn how to select initial speech targets for children with childhood apraxia of speech.

Author: Alonna Bondar

AAC collaboration classroom tips

AAC and Collaboration in the Classroom Tip Sheet

Essential tips for SLPs to support AAC use and foster collaboration in the classroom setting.

Author: Anne Page

Prioritizing communication stuttering therapy quick guide

Prioritizing Communication in Stuttering Therapy: Quick Reference Sheet

Empowering SLPs with tools to prioritize authentic communication in stuttering therapy.

Author: Caroline Brinkert

De-escalation tips

De-escalation Techniques

Check out these de-escalation techniques for SLPs to manage challenging behaviors during speech therapy sessions.

Author: Maggie Mcgarvie

Guide to dysregulation strategies

A Guide to Reflecting on Dysregulation

Use this guide to reflect on underlying triggers for dysregulation and discover proactive and responsive strategies.

Author: Tannalynn Neufeld

Getting started with glp and aac

Getting Started with GLP and AAC

Discover 5 strategies to help you start working with Gestalt Language Processors who use AAC devices.

Author: Laura Hayes

Student preference form

Student Preference Questionnaire

Use this questionnaire to learn more about your student’s preferences.

Author: Ruth Freidel

Speak up workshop

Milestones and Development Stages

This handout outlines key speech and language milestones and development stages to help track and support a child’s communication growth.

Authors: Kelli Meyer and Julie Barry