Language, AAC, and SLP Resources

Learning Through Listening

Teaching listening skills can impact student learning.  Check out this site.

Ideas for Using Digital Cameras

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/

Sign language “course”

Sign Language Site

Use this site to find signs to aid in communication.  It was approved by our Supervisor of the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf that resides in our district.

http://www.talklc.com/handout/Visually_Cued_Instruction.html#Phases%20of

Great resource for determining levels and needs of language intervention and appropriate strategies and resources.  Look at the last activity has on this page.  It has a great idea for marking time if a visual timer is not available.

AAC Institute

Use this site as a resource for basic information and ideas regarding augmentative and alternate communication.  It has some great handouts for building background information in this area.

http://speechlanguagepathologysharing.blogspot.com/

Speaking of Speech

Lots of language and speech resources, especially for SLPs.

AACIntervention.com

Caroline Musselwhite’s site with a wealth of resources to use with students who communicate in ways other than speech.

USAAC

Great support site for users of AAC devices and methods.  Great online editions of their magazine, SpeakUP!

http://www.augcominc.com/

Be sure to visit the Presentations page and view some of the products/projects made by AAC users.

Symbol Sets

Talking Words

When on this site, select "Free Stuff" at the top.  What a cache of discreet trial word and concept resource sheets!!  Of course, this isn't meant to be someone's entire curriculum, but there's a lot of materials here for working on language concepts and they're FREE and already made!!

Beyond Autism's Picture Symbols Resources

This page contains a wealth of links to pages and pages of Boardmaker symbols and real pictures to aid communication and teaching.  They're FREE and already made!!

http://www.symbolworld.org/index.htm

 http://www.tinsnips.org/

 http://www.imaginesymbols.com/

          Really nicely drawn picture symbols and they’re free.  Large download will take time and space on your hard drive.

 http://www.setbc.org/setbc

          This awesome resource site has handouts, tutorials, videos, etc. that address literacy and AAC, especially.