By Margo Edwards, Director of Content Development for SightWords.com, a free resource for teaching children to read Finding great educational activities is a challenge for teachers and parents alike. Teachers want classroom time to be fun but still substantive, and parents want to promote their child’s education with...

Forever in Our Hearts as a Friend, Colleague, and Champion for the AAC Community  Passionate. Joyful. Artistic. Fun. Caring. These are just some of the words that are consistently top of mind for Jane’s closest friends and colleagues as they reflect on her life and legacy. Words somehow don’t seem sufficie...

_Wooster, Ohio, August 17, 2015 It takes a special person to teach in a special education classroom and Sarah Williams is just such a person. After working in music therapy for several years, Sarah returned to school to earn a Master’s in Special Education at Arizona State University. She now teaches in a self-con...

By Kara Bidstrup, M.S., CCC-SLP Grade level core academic standards and engaging curriculum can be used as the foundation for meaningful language learning for children who use AAC. The online class,It’s Not Rocket Science: Learning to Talk with AAC in Science Class, outlines a process to make this concept a classroo...

By Jane Odom, M.Ed - AAC Language Training & Implementation Specialist I was fortunate enough to go to the  Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) last week.  This year it was in Miami, so - 80 degrees and sunny.  I had no problem leaving the cold for the beach.  I was on a mission.  I...

By Russell T. Cross, Director of Clinical Applications, PRC As a parent and grandparent, I’m always keen to help my kids achieve their best. More specifically, I want to see them improve over time. Years ago, if my daughter started the swim season with a time of 2 minutes to swim 100m and ended at 1 minute and 30 sec...