By Kym Heine, M.S., CCC-SLP Regional Consultant for the Prentke Romich Company With temperatures still rising it’s hard to believe that summer is almost over and, for many, a new school year has already begun. As the pages of books start turning, let’s take some time to examine how reading can be used to teach c...

By Javier Chavez, AAC device user My name is Javier Chavez but I also go by Javy. I have been an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) user for about 30 years. I started to use the Prentke Romich communicators when my parents and I moved to Salinas, California from Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico at the age o...

By Cynthia Heryanto, M.S. CCC-SLP, Regional Consultant for Prentke Romich Company Since it is the beginning of the school year, I thought it would be great to consider how we can make the most out of one of the most common and nearly universal classroom routines- calendar time (or circle time). We all know too well th...

By Keslie Levad I was a senior at Arvada West High School. Side note I was very involved in my high school; I was a cheerleader and I was in the student government. Everybody knew me as Keslie and not that girl in the wheelchair. My para, Candy, was like “Wouldn’t it be awesome if you were home coming queen?” ...

By Jo-Marie, children’s author, Adi’s World book series Life’s a journey. Live your dreams! Jo-Marie In my imagination all deciduous trees are hollow. Many of them have communities of tiny beings living inside of them. I hope you decide to visit this fantasy world. Book One: Adi’s World Have you ever...

By Elizabeth Bortz, MSCCC-SLP, Regional Consultant for Maryland/Delaware Access Issues Anyone??? As an SLP, who had been a part of an Assistive Technology team for years, I was always been challenged with the students who you know could say more if their access issues didn’t “get in the way”. I consist...