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Kathleen Ahern

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"All magic in education is a combo of careful planning, deliberate waiting and excellent timing." - Kate Ahern, M.S.Ed.

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Motivate, Model, Move Out of the Way: How to implement AAC

By Kathleen Ahern

This product includes a slideshow about implementing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) at home, communication partner goals, a key ring of techniques to promote language expansion and article describing the theory behind the program

Subjects:

Speech Therapy, Special Education

Grades:

PreK, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, ...

Types:

Printables, PowerPoint Presentations, Other

$20.00

$17.00

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Communication Repair Boards

By Kathleen Ahern

These augmentative and alternative communication boards are intended for students who are verbal but have low intelligibility.Students with dyspraxia, autism, cerebral palsy, stutter, articulation problems and other conditions may benefit from

Subjects:

Oral Communication, Speech Therapy, Special Education

Grades:

PreK, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, ...

Types:

Activities, Printables, Other

$4.00

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (1.10 MB)

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Core Word Learning Book for AAC

By Kathleen Ahern

A book to teach students who are AAC users 30 core words to increase their ability to create unique communication.

Subjects:

Special Education

Grades:

PreK, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, ...

Types:

Printables

$9.00

$7.00

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Community Sign Bingo

By Kathleen Ahern

Bingo boards to reinforce community sign identification.

Subjects:

Life Skills, Special Education

Grades:

PreK, Homeschool, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Games

$2.00

$1.50

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Dollar Up: Money Skills for Life

By Kathleen Ahern

This packet covers using the Dollar Up (aka Next Dollar) system of estimating purchases. This system is often taught to children and adult with cognitive disabilities as a life skill. Include instruction, sample "play" money, a money number line

Subjects:

Applied Math, Special Education, Other (Specialty)

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Math Centers, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.MD.C.8

$10.00

$8.00

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Descriptive Labels for AAC Teaching

By Kathleen Ahern

These labels enhance your ability to pair spoken words with picture symbols and increase AAC skills. Just print, cut out, laminate (if desired) and hang near these common items and use for modeling and visual supports.

Subjects:

Speech Therapy, Early Intervention, Special Education

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Posters, Printables, Other

$5.00

$3.00

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Animals in China: A book for learners with special needs

By Kathleen Ahern

This book was created to be used as part of a unit on China or Animals. The text is intended to be read aloud by a teacher or aide.

Subjects:

Special Education

Grades:

PreK, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Handouts, Other

$1.00

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Precipitation - Adapted Vocabulary for AAC Users

By Kathleen Ahern

Middle school science vocabulary adapted for teaching to learners with complex communication needs/AAC users. Core vocabulary words are in all caps to assist in modeling language on the user‘s AAC system. Ideal for inclusion settings.

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Speech Therapy, Special Education

Grades:

8^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Handouts

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Half a Dozen Picture Recipes

By Kathleen Ahern

Six picture symbol recipes for special needs cooking groups including two kinds of salsa, two casseroles and two desserts!

Subjects:

Cooking, Occupational Therapy, Special Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Other

$5.00

$3.50

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My EEG Story

By Kathleen Ahern

A story to explain what happens during an EEG, uses Mayer-Johnson Boardmaker Symbols.

Subjects:

School Psychology, Special Education

Grades:

PreK, Homeschool, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

EBooks

$1.00

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AAC Core Words Dominos Game - cut out dominos and use for a fun matching game

By Kathleen Ahern

print, cut out and laminate these dominos and then use with your students who have complex communication needs to teach core vocabulary words for AAC

Subjects:

Oral Communication, Speech Therapy, Special Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, Games

$2.00

$1.50

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Stories and Symbol Suitcase

By Kathleen Ahern

This set of materials is designed for classrooms or therapists serving children with language and/or communication disorders, including autism. This kit includes an augmentative and alternative communication board for story time, core vocabulary

Subjects:

Reading, Special Education, Vocabulary

Grades:

PreK, Homeschool, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Literature Circles, Activities, Printables

$10.00

$7.00

Digital Download PDF (8.90 MB)

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Color Book for Older Learners with Special Needs

By Kathleen Ahern

This book was created to teach older learners color. It includes age appropriate images (no babies or toys). One color per page with vibrant images. Use to play Eye Spy or work on receptive or expressive language as well. It is recommended to

Subjects:

Special Education

Grades:

PreK, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, ...

Types:

Fun Stuff, Printables, Other

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Communication Fan

By Kathleen Ahern

To be printed on card stock or laminated this fan allows on-the-go communication for those who use AAC or PECS style communication.

Subjects:

Special Education

Grades:

PreK, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Other

$3.00

$2.00

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Learn About Lincoln Special Needs Adaptions

By Kathleen Ahern

Files for special needs students learning about Lincoln in school. A cut and paste picture symbol book, a picture symbol bingo game, a picture recipe, picture directions for a craft activity and more. Files are PDF and Boardmaker.

Subjects:

U.S. History, Presidents' Day, Special Education

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Printables, Other

$10.00

$7.00

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Vocabulary List with Picture Symbols for The Circus Ship

By Kathleen Ahern

A list of vocabulary defined by core word vocabulary with a picture symbol or photo for each.

Subjects:

Literature, Special Education, Vocabulary

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Other

CCSS:

CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.6

$2.00

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Craft Recipe Book

By Kathleen Ahern

recipes for various kinds of play dough, paint and more!

Subjects:

Other (Arts)

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Other

$8.50

$5.00

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1 to 1 Correspondence with Bingo Daubers

By Kathleen Ahern

Have your students use their bingo daubers to mark the circles and practice one to one correspondence and counting.

Subjects:

Numbers, Special Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten

Types:

Activities

$1.00

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How I Say "Yes" and "No"

By Kathleen Ahern

tags to be filled out, printed and laminated and attached to a communication device or back pack for non-verbal students who use non-traditional ways of communicating yes and no.

Subjects:

Special Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Other

$2.00

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All About China

By Kathleen Ahern

A slide show which can be used with a projector or printed and used as a book for students with moderate to severe disabilities to learn about China.

Subjects:

Other (Social Studies - History), Special Education

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Printables, PowerPoint Presentations

$2.99

$1.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teacher of Learners with Severe Special Needs since 1997.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Eclectic - thematic units, Unique Learning Program, ABA and DTT

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Who's Who Among Amercian College and University Students 1997 Evie Anasis Award for Community Service 1998

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Simmons College, BA in special needs and sociology, 1998 Simmons College, MS in intensive special needs, 1999

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Author of Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs at teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Numbers, Science, Earth Sciences, Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Other (Arts), Special Education, Other (Specialty), Other (Social Studies - History), Life Skills, Literature, Cooking, Oral Communication, Holidays/Seasonal, Speech Therapy, Presidents' Day, Occupational Therapy, Early Intervention, School Psychology

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