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This booklet introduces voice output communication aids (VOCAs) used by individuals with communication disabilities. It is designed to give a "nuts and bolts" description of how and when to use a VOCA, especially in the classroom, and what to expect. Part 1 discusses the essential "people" factors in VOCA use--the educational team and the student. Part 2 provides guidelines for accommodating VOCA users in the classroom and using the device for enhancing their learning. Part 3 explores how students can benefit from VOCA as they go out into the community. Part 4 provides precautions, helpful hints, and a troubleshooting checklist. The appendixes contain a glossary; a devices and vendors list; a list of 22 journals and newsletters, organizations, and books; and a reprint of part of a "Tech Use Guide" on augmentative and alternative communication. (JDD)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert