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What's In Your Cart? Linky Party (hosted by Speech Room News)

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Wahoo, it's time for another sale over at Teachers Pay Teachers! I'm super pumped to link up again with Jenna at Speech Room News for a " What's In Your Cart? Linky Party !" On February 25th, EVERY item in my TPT store will be 20% off. You can then get an additional 10% off from TPT- just make sure to use the code HEROES. I'll start off by letting you know what's in my cart, and also offer some suggestions for fantastic products that I already own! The first item in my cart: " No Print Spring Time Fun: Expressive and Receptive Language " by The Speech Owl! This product is NO PREP and NO PRINT... so it can be used either on your IPad or computer screen. It targets a variety of language concepts, including categories, pronouns, and multiple meaning words. It looks awesome! The next item in my cart is " Phonological Awareness K-1 Quick Warm Ups " created by Christy Jones. I have a lot of kiddos needing to work on these skills! This pr

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AAC 101: Just Plug It In First

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I don't know about you, but jumping into the high- tech world of augmentative & alternative communication was a little bit daunting for me. I'll admit there's been a time or two I couldn't figure out why something wasn't working. A crock pot, let's say. My brilliant husband, who is seriously Mr. Fix-It, usually asks a very important question before he even glances in the direction of the supposedly broken device. "Is it plugged in?" Okay, let's fast forward a couple of months. I'd completed an evaluation, and the eagerly anticipated device for one of my kiddos had arrived and was sitting on my desk. It was now time to program it. Having been to the course and learned multiple impressive and advanced skills ranging from selecting and programming core vocabulary to locking the device, I calmly told myself: "I've got this." My heart began to pound very quickly when I opened the cardboard box and began unraveling all of the pieces