Reading Supports

From Resources from Teachers.




Many learners encounter obstacles with the reading process and for some, it is a pervasive problem. New estimates report that as many as 1 in 10 children have reading disabilities, such as dyslexia, that impact academics in the areas of word decoding, reading comprehension, reading fluency, word retrieval, reading speed and tracking.  So what can we do to help

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Reading Websites for Young Readers

Learning to read starts with being exposed to great books. Reading should be fun and intimate. The Internet has become such a rich resource that software is rarely needed any longer and I guess this could be the only exposure a child has to books, but I sure hope not! Part of learning to read is the intimacy that comes from sharing a good book. Not just reading it but discussing it, talking about

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Goals to Support AAC Use

When a student is provided an AAC device, the next part is to think about, how do we teach it? How do we support it? How do we write goals in the IEP?




Remembering that goals must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely, when it comes to AAC, we must also consider that who, what, when, where and how.


Who does our student need to communicate with?


What do they need

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Apps and Special Needs - Wading Through and Finding Just the Right One

This has become an amazing challenge: keeping up with the app explosion in special education. The frequency and rate at which these apps are coming out is just plain overwhelming for all of us. It has to make one question the value of the product with the speed in which we are being inundated with these apps. It is very hard to know exactly what is what and which ones are even worth

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Assistive Technology for Aging

(Please see my Pinterest Site on Aging Supports!)





Assistive technology (AT) resources can help to allow adults to age with dignity. Many senior citizens or people with disabilities, injuries or illness make use of assistive technology- tools, products, or kinds of equipment that help people perform tasks and activities. They can be as simple as a hearing aid, a few bars in the bathroom, or a

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50+ Ways to Use Voice Output Devices