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Speech therapy and AAC tips for speech language pathologists and parents

You’ll find a variety of blog posts aimed at parents, speech therapists, and students, with topics ranging from nonspeaking children and getting started with AAC, modeling AAC and how to support children wtih complex communication needs learning how to communicate with AAC.

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Building Your Child's Confidence with Effective Praise

Every good parent or teacher knows the importance of giving children positive reinforcement for a job well done. Keep these 4 strategies in mind when giving children praise and inspire them to keep up the good work! 

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Written by Rachel Madel On October 28, 2021 In Early Communication Tagged positive parenting

Speech therapy and AAC tips for speech language pathologists and parents

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  • AAC 9
    • Apr 18, 2025 How to Redefine Stimming on an AAC Device
    • Aug 28, 2024 Why We Must Attribute Meaning When a Child Babbles With AAC
    • May 18, 2022 How to Start Teaching Literacy Skills to AAC Users
    • Feb 1, 2022 How to Use a Communication Board
    • Jan 20, 2022 Toxic Mold Destroyed My Life; Here's How it Made Me a Better Clinician
    • Jan 2, 2022 5 Signs Your Child Needs Augmentative/Alternative Communication
    • Jan 1, 2022 "Inspire, Don't Require" When Teaching Children How to Communicate
    • Dec 11, 2021 Struggling to Communicate with your Child? Try AAC
    • Dec 8, 2021 Helping Children Communicate: Busting AAC Technology Myths
  • Prompting 2
    • Jul 29, 2024 This Small Shift in Language Makes a Huge Impact on Communication 
    • Feb 2, 2022 How to Give Children the Optimal Amount of Support
  • Core Words 4
    • Feb 17, 2022 How to Choose the Best Vocabulary for AAC Users
    • Feb 1, 2022 Help! My Child is Stuck Only Saying "I want"
    • Jan 9, 2022 Four Quickest Ways to Core Word Mastery (Part II)
    • Dec 2, 2021 Get from Single Words to Sentences using Core Words (Part I)
  • Therapy Ideas 4
    • Jan 14, 2022 New Resource: How to Build Sentences with Your Child
    • Jan 5, 2022 How to Find the Best Speech Therapy Apps
    • Jan 2, 2022 Best Speech Therapy Apps
    • Mar 25, 2021 Stop Reading to your Kids: Here's What to do Instead
  • Resources 5
    • Jan 14, 2022 15 Must Listen to Speech Therapy Podcasts
    • Jan 3, 2022 Screen Time & Language Development with Stacey Landberg
    • Dec 15, 2021 Resources: Top 5 Parent-Friendly Podcast Episodes
    • Dec 1, 2021 Helping Children Learn Mindfulness w/ Melanie Pensak
    • Oct 8, 2021 Top 5 Signs your Child Needs a Speech Therapist
  • Executive Functioning 4
    • Dec 9, 2021 The #1 Skill Your Child Needs to be Successful
    • Dec 4, 2021 Helping your Child Follow Directions in 5 Easy Steps (Part II)
    • Oct 28, 2021 4 Strategies to Increase your Child's Attention
    • Jun 27, 2021 My Child isn't Listening: How working memory could be to blame (Part I)
  • Early Communication 3
    • Oct 28, 2021 Building Your Child's Confidence with Effective Praise
    • Jul 12, 2021 Baby's First Words: 5 strategies to get them talking earlier
    • Jul 10, 2021 Will Repeating Help your Baby Talk More?

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