A means by which thousands, and soon millions, of people are being freed from their lives of silence. The Spellers Handbook is the first of its kind--a comprehensive guidebook that every family should take along for their Spelling journey. From the moment you first learn about spelled communication through working with a practitioner, developing fluency, and everything in between, this book serves as a blueprint to follow while you build the skills to spell openly with your child. The Spellers Handbook is informative not only for parents and caregivers but for practitioners and professionals as well. It answers questions from the most basic--what to expect during the first spelling session, to more clinical--what is apraxia, and how does it affect my speller? It even discusses the importance of regulation and how the interpersonal dynamic between the speller and their communication partner can impact flow. The journey toward open communication differs for every family, and this handbook is here to help remove any guesswork. Whether your path seems straight and easy to navigate or the road ahead appears winding and twisting, Dana and DM are here to guide you. If you walk away with nothing more than the confidence that you can do this with your nonspeaker (because you CAN), The Spellers Handbook has done its job!

Front porches, family cars, playgrounds, swimming pools: from such familiar haunts of childhood, these stories look out on the world through young eyes and hearts. Wise beyond their years - or soon to be - Ruthie, Omar, J.J., and the other kids in these stories veer in and out of touching distance to hard lessons about trust, love, and mortality. However engaged or aloof, grownups are always nearby. Far-from-perfect emissaries to the realm of adulthood, they pose questions for children even as they offer answers.

In "Break Any Woman Down," Dana Johnson explores race, identity, and alienation with unflinching honesty and vibrant language. Hip and seductive, her stories often feature women discovering their identities through sexual and emotional intimacy with the men in their lives.

In the title story, La Donna is a black stripper whose white boyfriend, an actor in adult movies, insists that she stop stripping. In "Melvin in the Sixth Grade," eleven-year-old Avery has a crush on a white boy from Oklahoma who, like Avery, is an outsider in their suburban Los Angeles school. "Markers" is as much about a woman's relationship with her mother as it is about the dissolution of her relationship with an older Italian man.

Dana Johnson has an intuitive sense of character and a gift for creating authentic voices. She effortlessly captures the rhythmic vernaculars of Los Angeles, the American South, and various immigrant communities as she brings to life the sometimes heavyhearted, but always persevering, souls who live there.

YOUR CHILDREN WILL EXPERIENCE ALL OF THIS AND MORE WHY God has a plan for them Following God's plan brings ENDLESS BLESSINGS Who God designed them to be How to find true riches IN EVERDAY LIFE What their future HOLDS WITH GOD BY THEIR SIDE How to be successful IN EVERYTHING THEY DO This Program: Is easy to teach Is fun for the whole family Builds character Has a variety of lessons and activities Is developed for ages 5-12 Includes: 65 complete lessons Supply lists for activities Stories to read Science Labs Food Fun Lessons from history

Experience the same fun and excitement of Superkid Academy at home. This fun-filled, interactive Bible study is perfect for home and small group study. This package includes easy-to-use lesson book and high-energy praise and worship.

YOUR CHILDREN WILL EXPERIENCE ALL OF THIS AND MORE! WHY God has a plan for them Following God's plan brings ENDLESS BLESSINGS Who God designed them to be How to find true riches IN EVERDAY LIFE What their future HOLDS WITH GOD BY THEIR SIDE How to be successful IN EVERYTHING THEY DO This Program: Is easy to teach Is fun for the whole family Builds character Has a variety of lessons and activities Is developed for ages 5-12 Includes: 65 complete lessons Supply lists for activities Stories to read Science Labs Food Fun Lessons from history

Today's security environment and rethinking of military doctrine are affected by the growing availability of advanced commercial technologies. These proceedings address aspects of international air and space activities, such as how they affect global and national security, application of commercial technologies and systems to Operational exercises, and interoperability among coalition partners with differing technological capabilities.