Joey’s Foundation blog
Speech & Communication
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Diving Into Problem Solving – Honoring Wait Time in All Settings
Teaching the whole pod to honor a one-minute wait, with a sand timer and a visual cue, so AAC users have time to find their words in a group.
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Another Great Wordless Picture Book
The wordless book Wonder Bear turns out to connect with Joey, giving him plenty to describe and comment on with his device.
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What Does the Data Say?
A month after returning to in-person sessions, a look at Joey’s eye-gaze data and how it compares with how things feel.
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This Book Is Magic (Great Read Aloud Recommendation!)
This Book Is Magic asks readers to tap, wave, and say magic words, creating natural back-and-forth communication.
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Honoring Total Communication
Why signs, gestures, and choices offered in two hands count alongside the eye-gaze device, especially when Joey is out of his chair.
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To succeed with AAC we need a strong foundation
An iceberg picture of what AAC success rests on: inclusion, practice, and a team that believes in the student.
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Using Wordless Shorts to Inspire Language
Short wordless animated films, paused and replayed, give natural chances to model and draw out language on the device.
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Language is about Connection
A lesson from an AAC webinar: if teaching communication isn’t fun and connected, it isn’t working.
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Wait Time Over Zoom
Why wait time matters even more online, where lag and fewer body-language cues make it harder to give.
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Resources During COVID-19 Shut Down
A short roundup of resources for AAC users during the shutdown, including Proloquo2Go materials for talking about the coronavirus.