This is the second in a series of blog posts highlighting the great work of the University of Memphis graduate students in speech-language pathology. For their AAC class with Vicki Haddix (one of the TN Talks project leads), they choose their own final projects, and many of those final projects are potentially very useful for those of us working with students who use AAC. WIth the students’ permission, the work is being shared here.
Read MoreThis is the first in what will be a series of blog posts highlighting the great work of the University of Memphis graduate students in speech-language pathology. For their AAC class with Vicki Haddix (one of the TN Talks project leads), they choose their own final projects, and many of those final projects are potentially very useful for those of us working with students who use AAC. WIth the students’ permission, the work is being shared here.
Read MoreProject Core provides forms to guide teachers in the universal implementation of core in the classroom.
Read MoreThis questionnaire will help us identify specific skill areas that require further training related to assessment and integration of various communication systems for your students with complex communication needs.
Read MoreWhich are the best core words to start implementing with your student first?
There’s no one right answer to this question because it depends on the student. The first step is to determine where your student is right now—what they understand and what they can express.
Read MoreWant to incorporate core words into your daily classroom routine? Not sure where to start? Created by the Assistive Technology Center at LTVEC, this is a guide to (mostly) free resources for implementing core vocabulary in the classroom, including lesson plans, activities, books, and games.
Read MoreVisit the Carter School website for more information and to download the Cognitively Demanding Task Matrix.
Read MoreGuide to getting started with eye gaze, websites that offer games for eye gaze and/or switch accessibility, inclusive eye gaze software, and other resources.
Read MoreThese sites contain games and other activities that can be easily accessed via the eye gaze system. Most of them will need the mouse emulation on.
Read MoreThe primary objectives of the Dynamic AAC Goals Grid-2 are to provide a systematic means to assess (and reassess) an individual’s current skills in AAC and to assist partners in developing a comprehensive, long-reaching plan for enhancing the AAC user’s communicative independence. This tool strives to assist with the team’s consideration of the myriad of components that make for successful AAC use.
Read MoreTeaching Activity - Group and Individual Projects to create a communication board.
Read MoreConfused by the alphabet soup of AAC terms? Not sure where to begin? the Tennessee Talks Guide to AAC Terminology is a great place to start! A PDF version is also available for download.
Read MoreTennessee Talks Four Regions
Mid Cumberland/Upper Cumberland Region
Janice Reese, ATP
Little Tennessee Valley Educational Cooperative
[email protected]
(865) 458-8900
East TN/First TN Region
Nancy Wofford
SPARK
[email protected]
(865) 219-0130
Molly Ricks
SPARK
[email protected]
(865) 219-0130
South Central/Southeast Region
Beth Warren, ATP
Signal Centers Assistive Technology Services
[email protected]
(423) 298-8991
Northwest/Southwest Region
Vicki Haddix, M.S., CCC-SLP
University of Memphis
[email protected]
(901) 678-5800
Carol B. Wright
Mid-South Access Center for Technology
[email protected]
(901) 678-1489
Tennessee Talks is a grant project funded by the Tennessee Department of Education.
