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The Guide to AAC Communicator Goals

The Guide to AAC Communicator Goals is a resource which provides a continuum of goals specific to each AAC Communicator Category (i.e, Emerging, Functional, Generative). Goals are provided across the 4 competency areas of operational, linguistic, social, and strategic in a continuum for to promote ultimate communicative success for Emerging, Functional and Generative Communicators. Considering goals across competency areas will also promote a well-rounded communicator who can not only communicate wants and needs, but can also use AAC for social interactions and to participate in educational and social environments. This can serve as a guideline for developing goals for individuals who are just starting to use AAC or individuals who have been using AAC for a long time.

To determine the AAC Communicator Category use descriptions provided in The Guide to AAC Communicator Goals or complete a comprehensive and more accurate assessment to determine an individual client's profile using the AAC Communicator Profile by B&B SLP.

AAC Communicator Profile

Also available in Spanish. The goal of the AAC Communicator Profile is to determine a child’s AAC Communicator Category. The checklist will use skills in pre-linguistic and linguistic communication along with prognostic indicators to arrive at a total score. The total score will determine if a child is an Emerging, Functional, or Generative Communicator. Determining an appropriate AAC Communicator Category helps develop realistic and functional goals that align with the individual's profile for ultimate communicative success. The Guide to AAC Goals from B&B SLP pairs with the AAC Communicator Profile to provide goal continuums specific to each AAC Communicator Category.

The Profile also looks at the following factors for AAC success: family commitment and education, interests, environments, communication partners, intensity and frequency of training and number of professionals trained. Factors for AAC success may hinder progress or improve the likelihood of successful AAC use and should be discussed with the team to make expectations known and highlight other influences on successful use of AAC.

AAC Alliance Workbook

The AAC Alliance Workbook is collaborative tool which helps integrate information from teachers and families to help set goals and create communication opportunities across environments. The workbook also includes a tool for daily correspondence across home and school to monitor and track progress. The data can be used for quarterly progress reports and adjustments can be made to the plan to ensure success for implementation across environments.

More Than Words: Core Vocabulary for AAC Across the School Year

More Than Words is a resource for SLPs and classroom teachers. The resource provides ideas for core vocabulary related to monthly themes, as well as implementation ideas, and theme-related books.

Home Sweet Home for AAC: Bundle of Parent Handouts

Complete bundle of AAC handouts to teach parents how to do the following: create communication opportunities (4 handouts), choose vocabulary (4 handouts), teach communication (5 handouts). Handouts use the WHSPS approach - Why, How, See, Practice, Share.

COPE CAT Differential Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorders

The COPE CAT is a tool to assist in differential diagnosis of speech sound disorders. Use your assessment information and apply to the COPE. The COPE - Case History, Oral Mech, Phoneme Inventory and Error analysis forms are used to create a profile of distinctive and descriptive features. These features are then applied to the Comprehensive Analysis Tool to rule in/out speech sound disorders.

COPY CAT - Book for articulation therapy

The Copy Cat book is about a little cat who can't meow. He learns to make different sounds throughout the story /k,s,f,r,l/. The production of each targeted sound is described in the book. Book can be used to teach placement of speech sounds and to elicit sounds. Check out the articulation sound cards go along with the book and are available on TPT.

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Speech Cards - Articulation Therapy

Articulation speech sound cards can be used as visual cues for children with articulation disorders. The cards also provide description of articulatory placement, feedback suggestions, and elicitation strategies.

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Speech Cards - Phonological Processes (Super Duck)

Super Duck speech sound cards can be used as visual cues for children with phonological disorders. The processes described include cluster reduction (Bat Duck and Chick), final consonant deletion (Hero Duck), stopping (Super Duck), and fronting (Karate Duck). The cards include a visual, description of process, suggestions for feedback, and minimal pairs.

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Language Mats - Super Hero Series

Language Mats have six different scenes to use with clients. The mats have ideas on the back for language therapy - receptive and expressive language targets, language processing targets, narrative targets, and pragmatic targets. The language mats have a super hero theme.

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Bat Duck and Chick - Phono Processes Book (cluster reduction)

Bat Duck and Chick is a part of the Super Duck series which target phonological processes. Bat Duck and Chick target the process of cluster reduction and has multiple /s/-cluster target words throughout the book as well as a repetitive line. Bat Duck and Chick can't fly unless they stick together like clusters. Use the book in therapy to teach the phonological rule of clusters and to elicit multiple productions of words. Check out the corresponding Super Duck sound cards.

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Super Duck - Phono Processes Book (stopping)

Super Duck is a part of the Super Duck series which target phonological processes. Super Duck targets the process of stopping and has multiple /s,z,f,v, and "sh"/ target words throughout the book as well as a repetitive line. Super Duck can't fly unless he uses his long sound. Use the book in therapy to teach the phonological rule of long sounds (i.e., fricatives) and to elicit multiple productions of words. Check out the corresponding Super Duck sound cards.

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Karate Duck - Phono Processes Book (fronting)

Karate Duck is a part of the Super Duck series which target phonological processes. Karate Duck targets the process of fronting and has multiple /k/ and /g/ target words throughout the book as well as a repetitive line. Karate Duck uses his powerful back kicks to defeat criminals. Use the book in therapy to teach the phonological rule of back sounds and to elicit multiple productions of words. Check out the corresponding Super Duck sound cards.

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Interactive Book Lake animals

Interactive book with about animals you find at the lake. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills, gestalt language scripts, and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Interactive Book About Pets

Interactive book about pets. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Interactive Halloween Book

Interactive book with Halloween themed vocabulary. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Interactive Farm Book

Interactive book with farm themed vocabulary. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Interactive Ocean Vocabulary Book

Interactive book with Ocean themed vocabulary. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Fall Vocabulary Interactive and Repetitive Line Book

Interactive book with fall themed vocabulary. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Interactive Zoo Vocabulary Book

Interactive book with zoo themed vocabulary. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Interactive Easter Vocabulary Book

Interactive book with Easter themed vocabulary. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Interactive Book: Camping

Interactive book with Camping themed vocabulary. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Winter Vocabulary Interactive Book

Interactive book with Winter themed vocabulary. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Valentine's Day Interactive Vocabulary Book

Interactive book with Valentine's Day themed vocabulary. Repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - great for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.

Christmas Core Vocabulary Book

Interactive Christmas Book which targets core vocabulary words: This, See, Go. Book also targets thematic vocabulary for Christmas. Keeps children engaged by having them select core words and Christmas vocab to add to each page of the book. Interactive book with a repetitive line throughout the book encourages child participation, development of pre-literacy skills and development of vocabulary. Story text and interactive pictures are created using Boardmaker picture symbols - for both verbal communicators and children who use AAC. Great for early readers, pre-K classrooms and speech-language therapy.

Picture symbols are from Boardmaker (R) by Tobii DynaVox.