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For those of you who don't know, I am reading- obsessed. As a matter of fact, I have a library full of medieval history fiction and non-fiction books. My love for reading started young- I remember reading a variety of series with my dad, including Babysitter's Club and the American Girl books. I can't imagine growing up without books- I was the kid who had my flashlight on way past my bedtime, just so I could read one. more. page. Before I knew it, it was hours past the time I was supposed to be awake. As a Speech- Language Pathologist, I want my kiddos to have that same love for reading! I know professionally how important those literacy skills are, so I was crestfallen a few months ago when I asked one of my upper-elementary aged student what her favorite book was. "I don't like reading," was the simple response. "If you don't like reading, then you aren't reading the right book," I promised. This particular student was the exact reason I c

Welcome back, to those of you who read my first post in my new AAC series. While I'm certainly still in the learning process myself, I've decided to share my journey with you in the hopes that it will be helpful and make the jump into AAC seem less overwhelming. The first thing I did was call the AAC consultant in my area with the device company I'd chosen after researching the options so that we could set up a meeting date/ time. I also found out some other paperwork and information I'd need (things like a script for a SGD evaluation from the doctor, checking what insurance the patient/ student has, etc.) Well, let's back up a second here. The very, very first thing I did was discuss everything with my kiddo's parent. I mentioned this as an option, and asked if they were willing to find out more. I gave them as much information as I was able to give, and it was very helpful I'd already been to continuing education (in my last post, I highly recommended