Mentoring Video of Krista

Check out this new video.  It includes a summary of my life and work.  Enjoy, and please share!!

Krista

Here's the link:
Krista Mentoring Video

My Skyping Services!

My Services.   I love to meet new people to help with their goals.  Here are ways I can help you!  I can Skype to help you!
1) I can be a role model for your student
2) I can teach then to not be scared to use their device
3) I can make them excited and use their communication devices.
4) I can give a talk to:
• your school team
• your college class
• your special ed department
• your parent group


My Fees.   This is free to the first three people who ask me.  You can tell everyone about me!  Here are my fees:

• One visit only = $35 per hour
• Two visits = $30 per hour
• Three or more visits = $25 per hour
    

All About Me

Introducing Me!  My name is Krista Howard and I'm 27 years old.  I am using a device called Vantage Lite by Prentke Romich Company.  I got one since I was 5 years old. I am trying using it more and more.  I am now reaching my dreams!

My Schooling.  I was mainstreaming resource  kindergarten to 8 grade.  When I was in 9^th grade the school decided put me in a life skills class. My mentor told the school I don’t need this class.  I didn’t learn anything. In 10^th grade I was back in the resource classes  with  my old  2-8^th  grade classmates. I did lots better and I learned lots.
 

My College.  I am currently a student at Estrella Mountain Community College and want to be a teacher's assistant or teacher. I love children and helping them to better themselves. I will be in a classroom helping the special needs students to learn and improve their goals in life.

Mentoring.  I am a mentor for children at their homes and school. I am a big role model for them.  I am  PRC Ambassador, serving at conferences, camps and other places where people want to see successful augmented communicators.

Michael. I am a single mother of little boy name Michael.  I was married but my husband didn't want to be with me any more, so he left when I was 8 months pregnant.  It was hard but I am strong.   My son  is my life.  He likes playing on my device. He interacts with my device sometimes.   He listen to me with my device. 

 AAC Friends.   I have long friendships  with two ladies who have devices . One of them I knew  since we were 7 years old. Because we live so far away from each other,  our speech therapists started a  group called AAC fox girls. We are good  friends today.  

Conferences!  I was at a conferences listening to Caroline and Deanna speak.  I wanted say something.  I though it was a sentence but I said a paragraph.  I want to say everybody please help the communication devices users.  I made Caroline cry!

When I was 20 I went to Closing the Gap  and talked about Out and About.  It was exciting and rewarding.  

I went other conference ATIA in Florida.  It is awesome to going be speaking at these conferences  It helped my life.

In 2012 I went to ISAAC International conference.  I gave two speeches about Mentor and Models and about Baby Talk.  I gave a you're welcome speech at the President Reception.  There were 700 people at the reception.  It is amazing conference.   Reaching my goals is more important to me and my son.  I also made many life friends.  I am planning to go to Portugal to help more lives!