“Do it yourself!” This statement is often heard in reference to school work as well as tasks related to school such as carrying your own backpack, putting your own coat away and gathering materials needed for a project or class.
While self-sufficiency is always important for students as we prepare them for life as independent adults, [...]
I love Mexican food! Love it! Guacamole…salsa…beans…mole! You name it; I like it! A friend and I have been on a quest to find the best Mexican restaurant in our area. Since this isn’t a food blog and you probably don’t live in my area, I won’t share our initial results. It does bring up [...]
Sometimes, I have to just shake my head in amazement at the way people know each other so well that seemingly incomprehensible communication is understood.
One of my favorite examples of this came from a friend of mine. Her father was pumping gas while the rest of the family waited inside the car. He looked at [...]
Quickfires have been described with the catch phrase “Big Impact! Little Words!” in a downloadable introductory video on the Implementation Toolkit – http://www.dynavoxtech.com/training/toolkit/details.aspx?id=366. The word, “wait” is no different. It is a little word with a lot of power which you will find it in Quickfires.
V, V+, Vmax, Vmax+, Maestro – Young Adult, Adult and [...]
There was a strand recently on a listserve in which a question was asked as to the appropriateness of peers using an individual student’s AAC device. This is a very appropriate and important question.
It seems to me that this question may have arisen from hearing about a technique known as Partner Augmented Input (PAI) or [...]
This statement seems a bit silly, doesn’t it?! Especially in the face of the piles of snow that kept many of us from even leaving our houses last winter. But…every year, I hear people say the same things about the winter weather.
“I’m just staying in until spring.”
“Can you believe this weather?”
“I am so ready for [...]
A new school year is upon us. It is possible that you know a student who uses AAC that be transitioning to a new classroom or new school. You may have been aware of the changes that are coming and spent time late in the last school year preparing. Sometimes however, changes occur over the [...]
All day I waited for the snow to start and, at 2:15 pm it started. Small flakes began to fall at first then slightly bigger. By 3:00 pm, it was blowing in healthy gusts in front of my window. It was then that the phone rang. I knew who it was before I even looked. [...]
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of reconnecting with an old friend and becoming acquainted with her family. She has a 6-year-old with a very inquisitive nature. Frequently, she asked “what” we were saying, “why” something occurred, “when” and “where” we were going. She was curious not only about the schedule but about [...]
These are the things that really drive us crazy. We know that some of them are ridiculous but we just can’t help ourselves. www.getannoyed.com claims to have the “World’s Largest List of Pet Peeves” including the following:
Drivers who don’t use a turn signal
People who drink directly out of the milk/orange juice container
Made up car names [...]
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