Need a quick story? Here is my playlist of childrens’ book authors reading their stories. It’s easy to make your own playlist! ********************************************************** Digital Books for Young Children **********************************************************
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Using Digital Photos of Students to Teach Language
********************************************************** Using Digital Photos of Students to Teach Language ********************************************************** Play Bingo with the students pictures Show part of the photo and try to guess who it is Sort boys/girls Use digital disguises (hat/glasses/jewelry) Delete the eyes and mouth, print and then use manipulatives to change expressions Make a flipbook with heads on different bodies… Read More Using Digital Photos of Students to Teach Language
Activities with Digital Photos to Increase Oral Language and Vocabulary
********************************************************** Activities Using Digital Photos to Increase Oral Language and Vocabulary ********************************************************** Have kids dress up in the career center. Take a series of pictures (1st step, 2nd step, etc) showing how to do something. Assign pairs of students to go on a walk through the school to find examples of geometric shapes or items… Read More Activities with Digital Photos to Increase Oral Language and Vocabulary
AnyBook Reader For Kids
Although these items are being replaced with newer technology, the strategies below can still be effective to use with your students. A limited number of these items are still available in our lending library. ********************************************************** AnyBook Reader for Kids ********************************************************** Alternative Uses: Place stickers at pre designated spots in text for students to stop and answer… Read More AnyBook Reader For Kids
Sparkup Digital Reader for Kids
Although these items are being replaced with newer technology, the strategies below can still be effective to use with your students. A limited number of these items are still available in our lending library. ********************************************************** Sparkup Digital Reader for Kids ********************************************************** Ideas for Young Children: Make touch points on a book that will help to focus… Read More Sparkup Digital Reader for Kids
eBooks Can Improve Phonological Awareness Skills, Alphabetic Knowledge, and Vocabulary
Research on the efficacy of digital books supporting literacy development for young children is overwhelmingly positive for children with and without disabilities. Electronic books can support literacy development in the areas of phonological awareness skills, alphabetic knowledge, and vocabulary development (Salmon, 2013). Research Even with the knowledge of benefits children derive from electronic books, the… Read More eBooks Can Improve Phonological Awareness Skills, Alphabetic Knowledge, and Vocabulary
ABA Meets AAC
Techniques used in applied behavior analysis can complement as well as supplement the strategies that are effective in teaching communication to non-verbal children. Many of the techniques used during discrete trial instruction can also be used during “teachable moments” and incidental language learning opportunities. Research Techniques used in applied behavior analysis can complement as… Read More ABA Meets AAC
