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
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
QR Codes Can Help Reading Ability
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Considering AT? More Than a Checkbox!
The Virginia Assistive Technology website features Consideration of Assistive Technology in the IEP, a guidance document that contains forms, and resources to assist IEP teams with the decision making process. Research Consideration of assistive technology devices and services is an important factor in the lives of students with disabilities. The IDEA(1997) and the IDEIA(2004)… Read More Considering AT? More Than a Checkbox!
Evidenced-Based Practices: The Use of Applications on the IPAD To Teach Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Numerous applications, frequently just called apps, have been developed to support teaching new behavior and to increase existing behaviors. They are being used in classrooms and homes to produce socially significant benefits to students with autism. Listed below are some lists of Video Modeling applications that are available to teach children with ASD. Research… Read More Evidenced-Based Practices: The Use of Applications on the IPAD To Teach Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Moving From Emergent Literacy to Conventional Reading: Assistive Technology Supports for Nonverbal Students
Teaching a successful reading curriculum which includes five components: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension challenging for educators of students who have complex communication needs. Research Once students have gained emergent literacy skills, it is essential to begin a comprehensive reading curriculum (Erickson, Hanser, Hatch, & Sanders, 2009). A successful reading curriculum will… Read More Moving From Emergent Literacy to Conventional Reading: Assistive Technology Supports for Nonverbal Students
Nonlinguistic Representations and Visual Literacy
Visual literacy is the ability to interpret and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image. This ability is a pre-reading skill that is also needed for success with augmentative communication. Research Research demonstrates that presenting content in multi-modes will assist students with learning new information. According to Marzano, Pickering, &… Read More Nonlinguistic Representations and Visual Literacy