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How to Choose and Customize AAC Tools for Your Students

Welcome back! If you’re here, you’ve probably already learned the basics of AAC from our first post. Now, we’re moving on to something equally important: choosing and customizing AAC tools for your students. This step is crucial because not all students need the same tool. Some might need something as simple as a picture board, while others could benefit from a high-tech speech-generating device. Let’s walk through how you can pick the right AAC tool for your student and make

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Balancing teaching and family as a sped teacher

Balance. It sounds great, doesn’t it? Like those women who do intense yoga and can balance the weight of their entire bodies on one hand. Impressive? Yes. Possible for most of us? Not exactly.
Trying to balance life as a special education teacher and a mom can feel nearly as impossible. But I’m here to help. And I brought a friend!

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