CORE VOCABULARY
AAC Core Vocabulary Activities to Incorporate Into Your Daily Routine

If you're looking for ways to ensure that your students get daily AAC core vocabulary practice, then look no further! These task boxes/task cards/rotation activities are perfect for both independent work as well as working with your paraprofessionals. Read more

CORE VOCABULARY
Don't Assume Your Students Know How to Tell if Something is Dirty or Clean

It's easy to assume that our students know how to tell the difference between things that are dirty and things that are clean. However, as I learned the hard way, this is not always the case! In this blog post, I'll share with you my story of an embarrassing teaching moment...

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CORE VOCABULARY
Why CORE Vocabulary is better than Picture Exchange Communication Systems

Core vocabulary can be described as: A set of the most frequently used words in communication- words used over and over with flexibility in a variety of settings and conversations. <...

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Meg's Go To List of CORE Vocabulary Activities- because
CORE VOCABULARY
Meg's Go To List of CORE Vocabulary Activities- because "core" Isn't the Activity!

So you know we're pretty much obsessed with core vocabular...

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5 Tips to Play and Learn with Pretend Play in the Special Needs Classroom
CORE VOCABULARY PLAY SPEECH THERAPY
5 Tips to Play and Learn with Pretend Play in the Special Needs Classroom

Every educator has heard of the importance of play in early childhood.  Play and language are so interwoven that they become mirrors of each other.  Play exposes kids to social scenarios, functional life skills, problem-solving. . . the list is...

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4 Tips for Teaching Students How to Ask Questions
CORE VOCABULARY WH QUESTIONS
4 Tips for Teaching Students How to Ask Questions

We all see and hear it everywhere: WH Questions, WH Questions, WH questions. It’s all over our students’ goals. It’s constantly being worked on every time we present new information or read a new book. It’s a HUGE search criteria on our favorite websites (Pinterest, anyo...

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Core Vocabulary: Why and How Teach Core Words In Special Education
CORE VOCABULARY
Core Vocabulary: Why and How Teach Core Words In Special Education

Core vocabulary is, in essence, using a little to say a lot. With CORE words you can teach your students: initiation, commenting, requesting, asking and more...

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