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Why do I use core words? A little back story. I work in an urban, low income elementary school that is a “hub” for students with Autism. I have a caseload that waivers between 45-50ish depending on the time of the year and usually at least half are non speaking. My first few years I […]

In case you haven’t heard, the TPT back to school sale is coming August 1st & 2nd. SItewide sales are THE BEST time to buy on TPT because not only do most sellers (myself included) discount their stores to 20% off – the max TPT. allows – but if you use the discount code you’ll

As you may (or may not) know, we build our house almost 2 years ago. I feel so so lucky and blessed that we were able to build the house of our dreams, but brand new, builder grade, houses lack a lot of charm. We are slowly adding new things to make it feel like

So many of you seemed to like my Leprechaun basket post, I decided to round up my Easter Baskets for you in a post as well! I guess it isn’t surprising, you probably love seasonal baskets for the same reason I do – themes and color coding and finding matching books and snacks just make

Technically this isn’t speech related, but I searched high and low for Leprechaun Basket ideas for St. Paddy’s day and just kept coming up short. I’m verrrrry Irish, so we definitely DO St. Patricks day in my house. I grew up wearing a lot of green, going to the annual Corned Beef and Cabbage at my

Recently, a friend of mine was looking for a core word communication board in a foreign language to share with a family for the summer, and we COULD NOT find one. Truthfully I found it sad how few world languages could be found online, so I decided to do something about it. The core vocabulary

Better late than never, right? In the month of April we have been talking all about the core word “help” in speech with my early communicators! Curious how we did it? Keep reading for information all about how to target the core word HELP in speech. The logistics By now if you’re been following along

I honestly have NEVER poured so much into any resource I have created for TPT, ever.  I created it because I NEED it desperately, this year especially, so I thought some of you probably did too. This year I’ve had way more evaluations than I ever have had in my career. It’s a combo of changing laws

It’s a new month, which means a new core word over here! This month is all about the word “more”. Keep reading for some tips, tricks, and ideas for how to practice the core word more in speech! logistics Just a reminder of the logistics of how *I* do this. You certainly do not have

So you want to prep all those cutie little interactive books that you see in my store and all over TPT/instagram/pinterest but it looks like they are going to take. so. darn. long BUT I’ve got you covered  with 5 prep tips to make it way easier, I swear. I can prep a whole preschool