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LinguiMind a Sweet App for Foreign Languages and Your Child When the developer of LinguiMind contacted me about his app I wasn’t sure what to think – I’ve downloaded multiple apps for my foreign language lover, Bobby. But I agreed to give it a try, and more importantly, let Bobby try it out (his opinion’s the important one, after all). LinguiMind is unique. It doesn’t try and accomplish everything, it very simply offers basic vocabulary, numbers and letters in English, Spanish and French. The opening screen after you name a player allows you to choose basic words, numbers, letters … and one of three languages. The cute little bees are even color-coded. I wasn’t entirely sure that “cutesy” would work with Bobby, but the bright colors and simple concepts were actually perfect for him. And being able to ‘play’ with the bees and butterflies to hear them count in his

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Special Education Advisor’s IEP Success Kit Great for Giving! When I reviewed the physical copy of the IEP Success Kit I awarded it the A+ Cup of Excellence – it was just that amazing a resource for parents of children with special needs. Parents of children with special needs are usually old hand at going to case conferences, but knowing all the various IDEA and local special education legislation can seem impossible, if not at least daunting for even the most prepared parent. Enter the IEP Success Kit, which not only helps educate parents as to theirs and their child’s rights, but also helps them organize it all. I thought the kit was the perfect gift to offer Cafe readers as a Christmas idea. And since it’s available for download it’s the perfect last-minute gift as well! One lucky Cafe reader doesn’t have to purchase the electronic version, though, they

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LessonPix Pulls Together Quality Resources for Special Needs Community! I don’t think I’ve been quite this excited to share an amazing resource in a while. Though I’ve shared about some apps and have some additional things to share as part of our Giving Christmas campaign, LessonPix.com is a resource that virtually provides an amazing special needs resource. A quick Video Introduction to all the features of LessonPix:   Awesome, right? I will be bringing a full review of this site to you soon, but I think you can tell the power of this site. In case you are trying to figure out how LessonPix could help you, consider: Create a Picture Schedule and Print it!  Provide a membership as a gift to your child’s classroom, therapist, school for pennies a day! Use over 11,000 custom images or ADD your own to create multiple materials Use symbols OR pictures Create social

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