Aided Language / Modeling – AAC and Literacy

Aided Language Input

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Communication Tips & Strategies: Aided Language Stimulation (ALgS)

by Autism Association of Western Australia

Nice two-minute overview of what Aided Language is, how to do it, and why it is important. Shows pictures or recorded images as examples of aided language.

Universal Core Module

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Wordless Videos for Modeling Language

by Dr. Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite

One-page guidance on how to use wordless videos to promote language and modeling with AAC.

YouTube Website

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Aided Language Input Project Core PD Module

by Center for Literacy and Disability Studies
Department of Health Sciences
UNC-Chapel Hill

(18:16) Overview of how to use aided language input strategies to show students what is possible and encourage their use of graphic symbols. Part of a larger set of video training modules aimed at supporting students with communication and emergent literacy..

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Speech Without Limits

YouTube Channel created by Jeanna Antrim

The Speech without Limits YouTube channel is a great source for ideas about how to use target core vocabulary across the day. Each video is short (about 2 minutes) and focuses on a single core word. You’ll see examples of activities and hear how you can word things differently to incorporate the use of the target word more often..

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