# AAC

### 5 Tips for Creating a Communication-Friendly Classroom
**April 23, 2026**  
For learners who are non- or minimally speaking, specially designing a communication-friendly classroom will help support their developing social and academic skills. Carefully selected technology is a given in a…  
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### 4 Ways to Presume the Potential of Non- or Minimally Speaking Students
**January 20, 2026**  
*This article is adapted from the upcoming book An Educator’s Guide to AAC by Howard Shane and Leigh Anne White (available in April 2026). Presuming potential is believing an individual…*  
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### 15 Tips for Supporting Students Who Use AAC
**May 9, 2024**  
All students need access to reliable methods of communication—not only to learn and participate in class, but to develop connections with their peers and express their thoughts, preferences, wants, and…  
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### Author Q&A: The Benefits of AAC for People with Down Syndrome
**August 24, 2023**  
People with Down syndrome often experience challenges in the development of their spoken and written communication skills. The book Multimodal AAC for Individuals with Down Syndrome explores how augmentative and alternative communication…  
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