Everyday AAC: Simple Strategies for Everyday Routines

Make AAC feel simple, natural, and doable — every day.

The Everyday AAC Handbook is your go-to resource for implementing AAC during real-life routines. Designed for SLPs, caregivers, and educators, this digital handbook helps you build confident communication using practical, research-based strategies.

✨ Inside you’ll find:

• A glossary of common AAC terminology
• Explanations for 10 AAC strategies with scripts to help explain to caregivers
• 30 daily routines with set up instructions, suggested strategies, modeling by pragmatic functions and suggested core words to model
• Caregiver coaching prompts and handouts
• Cheat sheets for pragmatic functions and prompting hierarchy
• A data collection tool
• A section of 15 FAQs to share with caregivers with references to research

Whether you’re just getting started or looking to refresh your AAC sessions, provide training to other therapists on your client's team, this handbook gives you the structure and confidence to make AAC stick — every single day.

Format: digital PDF

Created by Halya Lenard, M.S., CCC-SLP

Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist | AAC Specialist | @speechieontheroad