Active with AAC

Reasons to Communicate One Word Two Words Three (+) Words Getting Wants/Needs Met Do Get it Put it in (requesting Make Put in Put in more Cooking, or baking, is a fun and functional objects/activities/ Put Need that Help me do it way to spend time with your child/client. permission/attention, Help Help me I need more And as a bonus, at the end, you get to enjoy eating what you made together! etc., directing action/to Need Give me I need that stop, request help) In Get more Put in that Take a look at all the things you can say and model while cooking. Enjoy! More Put more Need more that Get Do it Give it to me Exchange Information Like We make We are making CORE WORDS (share and show objects, Need How much? How much need? confirm/deny, request I We need How is it? Do Stop Get I information, etc.) You Put in Put it in Give You We Give it Put in more Put Need help? Do you need help? Help We Like More Stop Need more? Do you need more? Look In Give Need it I like it Make That More? Like it You can stop it Need How How You do We make that Put Yummy Make Look it It looks good!

Social Closeness/Etiquette I I like I like it! MATERIALS (greet, take turns, You It in I do it comment, etc.) We We make You do it

Recipe AAC Device Like Like it I put it in Ingredients You Turn My turn You did it Child/Client Do I do It looks good Good You do It is good! Yummy It good It is yummy!

In It yummy We make it Model It on the AAC Device

One Word: Tips to Engage, Expand, and Succeed: • Depending on your child/client and the recipe, it might be safest to use a low-tech board to keep the AAC device protected from liquids or other accidents while cooking. Two Words: You can download low-tech boards here: https://saltillo.com/chatcorner/content/29 • There is a lot of language that occurs while cooking and baking! And there are many things you can focus on, such as:

o Following directions: one step, two step, etc. o Concepts: in/out, a little/a lot, big/little, wet/dry, some, a few, etc. o Time/Ordinal Directions: first, next, then, last, etc. o Functional Tasks: numbers, measuring, etc. Three (+) Words: • Cooking is a natural activity, so remember to keep your modeling and language natural. Try to avoid making the task all about requesting items or asking for more. o Instead, try using parallel talk. Talk about what you are doing. Share information on what needs to be done next. o Don’t anticipate the AAC user’s needs. Let them try and wait until they ask for help!

© 2019 PRC-Saltillo. Non-commercial reprint rights for clinical or personal use granted with inclusion of copyright notice. Commercial use prohibited; may not be used for resale. Contact PRC-Saltillo for questions regarding permissible uses. SymbolStix®, Copyright 2019, SymbolStix, LLC. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

You can add You me with WordPower the

You can add You Basic 60 me Flip the with to WordPower the “Groups” Book tab.

singlepage low boardshere: need will onelow of our following The strips can be usedchoice as boards fringe or vocabulary for above the activity. If you are using fring as this Usinglow a

techcommunication board? need Or some choices tohelp you communicate during activity? this

https://saltillo.com/chatcorner/content/29

techcore board. word

BasicFlip the to “Groups” Book tab.

techflip books a or single page communication board. These boards are available on our

Youcan addthese flip a book. OR, you can Velcro these to the top/bottom of a

Attached to to one Attached a

page

communication

board.

website.Download the

e e vocabulary,you

ed to ed

the WP flip the book Basic 42