The holidays are upon us and it’s a perfect time to model communication to your child using their AAC device. Research tells us that for a child to learn AAC, using core words is best practice as it makes up 80% of what we say. Modelling is just as important. That means you use your child’s device when talking to them so show them how to communicate. Lastly but most importantly, MODEL EVERYWHERE and at any time, not only at home but at the park, when shopping, when going for a hike or even a swim. Below are the core words we focused on this term along with some ideas of how you can use them with your child over the holidays. These are only examples to get you started, the ideas are endless. If you don’t yet have access to a communication system for your child, you can download a free core word board from the Assistive Ware Core Word Classroom website using the following link: https://www.assistiveware.com/learn-aac/quick-communication-boards