AAC Core Word Builder Set 2 | 20 Weeks of No-Prep Speech Therapy Lessons for SLPs
Just 80 words make up about half of everyday English. Set 2 takes students from foundation to fluency.
AAC Core Word Builder: Set 2 is the second 20 weeks of a structured, year-long curriculum—building on Set 1's foundation with vocabulary that introduces regulation, evaluation, and richer interaction. From Stop and Look to Happy and Different, these are the words that move students from basic requesting to genuine conversation.
Created by Meg Mott, M.S., CCC-SLP, AdaptEd's resident AAC specialist and parent of an autistic son. Originally built for teletherapy in 2020 and refined across years of real classroom and clinic use, this curriculum is now trusted by SLPs, special educators, and AAC teams across the country.
Set 2 covers 20 high-frequency core words across 20 weeks—each taught through seven coordinated activities designed to build fluency, regulation, and generalization.
What this curriculum gives you
- 20 weeks of ready-to-use AAC lessons—no prep beyond opening the file
- A consistent weekly structure across all 20 lessons, so students know what to expect
- Vocabulary that builds on Set 1's foundation with regulatory, evaluative, and emotional core words
- Multi-modal activities that engage attention, body, and family—not just the screen
- Generalization built in through parent handouts and homework that extend learning beyond the session
Who this is for
- SLPs looking for structured, evidence-aligned AAC instruction without spending Sunday nights building lessons from scratch
- Special education teachers supporting students with complex communication needs who want a curriculum they can actually run
- Teletherapy and hybrid clinicians who need engaging, screen-friendly materials that hold attention across digital sessions
- AAC teams looking for shared lesson materials that align across providers, classrooms, and home
- Parents wanting to extend AAC learning at home with structured guidance, not generic suggestions
What's inside each weekly lesson
Each of the 20 weeks centers on one core word, taught through seven coordinated activities:
Introductory Game
A low-pressure activity individually crafted for each lesson, designed to introduce the target word without performance pressure.
Animated E-Book
Real photographs arranged into a unique book for each word—minimum 10 pages, with movement on every page to hold attention and reinforce the word in context.
Movement Break
A targeted movement activity tied to the target word—from a simple linked dance video to a custom movement game—that builds regulation into the lesson.
Additional Activity
An extra engagement that may center on a song, a video, a book extension, or a guided drawing, giving you variation across the week.
Parent Handout
A take-home guide for every word, so families have direction for practicing core vocabulary at home and learning generalizes across settings.
Homework
A simple homework activity, easily shared electronically—including a flexible "book report" format that works any week of the curriculum.
The 20 core words you'll teach in Set 2
Set 2's vocabulary builds on Set 1's foundation, introducing the words that move students from basic requesting to richer, more nuanced communication—regulation words like Stop and Wait, evaluation words like Good and Bad, and emotional vocabulary like Happy and Sick.
- Stop
- Get
- Look/See
- Up
- Good
- Make
- Work
- In
- Who
- Read
- Different
- Bad
- Hear/Listen
- Take
- Do
- Again
- Wait
- Happy
- Sick
- Out
Continue the curriculum with Set 1 and Set 3
Set 2 builds on the foundation laid by Set 1 and continues toward Set 3's completing vocabulary. Together, the three sets provide a full school year of structured AAC instruction.
Set 1 — Weeks 1–20
The foundation: Go, Help, More, Eat, Want, and the first words students need to ask, request, and connect.
Set 3 — Weeks 41–60
The completion: Big, Where, Feel, Give, Ready, and the descriptive, emotional, and forward-motion words that round out the curriculum.
Buying all three? Save $30 with the Complete Bundle (Sets 1–3, 60 weeks of lessons).
Formats, delivery & purchase orders
- 💻 Digital download—instant access after purchase
- 📱 Works on iPad, laptop, Chromebook, or any device with internet access
- 🎓 Compatible with teletherapy, push-in, pull-out, and home use
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