Tip 1 for 2022
Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader
We all know the power of following the lead of your children or students. This tip shares:
• What and Why
• Who Is This For
• How to Make It Happen
Enjoy brainstorming how you can do a better job of "following the leader."
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Tip 2 for 2022
Interactive Whiteboards
Interactive Whiteboard Access –
Avoid Martian Smartboards!
This tip highlights concerns regarding access to interactive whiteboards, then provides information about:
- WHAT the issue is and WHY it is important
- WHO can benefit from these potential solutions
- POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
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Tip 3 for 2022
Props are Powerful
Props Are Powerful
This tip describes strategies for using props to help students build mental models. The tip summarizes:
- WHAT constitutes a ‘prop’ for reading
- WHY props are helpful
- HOW to make it happen
Sample props and purposes
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Tip 4 for 2022
Million Words, Dear Parent
Dear Parents Letter About Reading
– The Million Word Gap
This tip describes a study that reports a ‘million word gap’ for children who aren’t read to at home.
The tip summarizes:
- WHAT the study reports
- WHY this information is important
- WHO needs to share this information
- HOW to follow up
- SAMPLE ‘Dear Parent’ letter that teachers and therapists can use or revise
Tip 5 for 2022
Power of Pause - Overview
The Power of the Pause – Overview
 We all know that pausing is important to support communication development, and extremely important for individuals with communication challenges The tip summarizes:
- WHAT we mean by pausing and WHY it is important
- WHO this tip is for
- HOW to make it happen
- SAMPLE tools to support partners in practicing pausing
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Tip 6 for 2022
Power of Pause - Distraction
 The Power of the Distracted Pause
While pausing can be very helpful for students who are growing their communication skills, ‘expectant’ pauses can add pressure for students with anxiety or apraxia. This tip summarizes:
Tip 7 for 2022
Greeting Raps
Greeting Raps
This tip describes a fun activity to embed phonological awareness instruction into your greeting routine. The tip summarizes:
- WHAT greeting raps are and WHY they can support phonological awareness
- WHO needs to learn this information
- HOW to make it happen
- SAMPLE greeting routines for four types of phonological awareness tasks
- TOOLS to make learning more successful and engaging
Tip 8 for 2022
Rhyming and Rapping
Rhyming and Rapping
Rhyming is one tool to support early readers by picking a high frequency word ending and adding new letters at the beginning. This tip summarizes:
- WHAT types of endings are most helpful and WHY rhyming and rapping can support beginning readers
- WHO needs to learn this information
- HOW to implement
- SAMPLE TOOLS to make learning more successful and engaging
Tip 9 for 2022
Choosing Words for Word Walls
Choosing Words for Word Walls
Choosing words for a word wall requires many difficult choices. This tip summarizes:
- WHAT the decisions entail and WHY they are so important
- WHO needs to use this tip
- KEY DECISION POINTS in selecting words
- STRATEGIES for making decisions
Tip 10 for 2022
Multi-Modal Communication
Supporting Multi-Modal Communication
 Neurotypical speakers use a wide range of strategies to communicate, including gestures, facial expressions, and vocalizations. This tip summarizes:
- WHAT types of types of multi-modal communication
can support people who use AAC and WHY they are
important.
- WHO this tip is for
- HOW to intentionally support multi-modal
communication
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