Core words

Don’t know where to start with core vocabulary? Get a FREE starter board, tips and tricks to teach with, and even the first 5 words to start with!

Happy 2017! As we welcome another prAACtical year, it’s time to start preparing the materials we’ll need to model and teach core words to our AAC learners. This is a great time to get the word card…

Targeting core words in speech therapy can be easy! Here are some practical ways to implement core words into your speech sessions.

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For our next core vocabulary target, we are using one of our review words from last year which may be new to some which is DIFFERENT. Below is a handout that shows different ways to use the word DIFFERENT naturally throughout the day. You can use this online potato head game (click HERE) or a real potato head toy to make choices and put DIFFERENT things on the potato head.

A free, downloadable list of words to start with when you begin teaching core vocabulary in your classroom or at home. Read more here.

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My daughter uses a Novachat 10, and in the last couple of years I have found out about a variety of materials for not only her device but other device users. I wanted to sync all the core word inf…

The question I probably get asked the most is, “Where do I start?” Teachers, SLPs, and parents don’t always know what to do with the new aac system the student has been given. As SLPs we know that you can’t just put the book or device in front of the student and expect them to begin it use it. Communication for these students is a skill that needs to be specifically and directly taught. Where and how we teach is important. Language needs to have a context. Usually it is a context that…

Our newest word of the week is "MORE". We ask for "more" all the time, so this will likely become a very useful word for many of our kids. We may ask for more snack, more time, more rest, more soap, to play more, etc. Check out the handout below for ways to incorporate this new word into your home routines. A copy will be coming home as well.

April showers bring May flowers…and a new set of core words for us to highlight. Whether you are following along with the Set 1 (2013) (12 words/month) or the Set 2 (2014) words (16 words/mon…

I have been following a praacticalaac.org blog post series called 'Resources for a Year of Core Words', and I used the SymbolStix ones in 2014-2015 fo[...]

A list of 100 frequently used core words for language development, AAC, and early vocabulary learning. Includes word categories and resources.

Mother’s Day and prom pictures IEPs and graduation ceremonies Tulips, daffodils, and violets It must be May, and that means it’s time for a new set of core words to model, elicit, and practice. In …

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