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A great discussion was started on the QIAT listserv about storybooks with repeated lines. These are great books to work on beginning literacy, easy to adapt for non-verbal students, great to use with switches and many other things. What resulted was this Read More...
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Interested in ways to use iDevices in your classroom? This PDF from the SWAAC website, has a ton of great ides! Way Cool "App"Tivities for Educational Settings Patrick Share this Do you know somebody else who would find this post interesting or useful? Read More...
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I have written before about Aimee Solutions and love all the products they have offered. While they continue to offer their Take and Teach Language kits, they are adding more to their catalog. These ladies who are a technology facilitator, speech therapists Read More...
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This is a guest post by Kaylyn Kenny ( @kmkenny89 ). Kaylyn is a student at Illinois State University who is majoring in special education. I recently "met" Kaylyn on Twitter during this week's #spedchat , which was an open forum. You can view the transcript Read More...
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I am very excited to share about research that is being conducted on writing experiences of individuals with communication disorders by a good friend of mine, Samuel Sennott. For more details, see the project description and blog post by Samuel below. Read More...
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Good morning! This week I am excited to share two great language arts apps by L'Escapadou that focus on developing children's phonics and spelling skills - Word Wizard and Montessori Crosswords . These apps develop children's literacy skills in an engaging Read More...
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Fill the Gap is a simple spelling app for iOS. While that statement is true, it tends to miss represent the app. Fill the Gap is simple in premie, but rich in features. At it's core Fill the Gap asks students to fill in the missing letter of a word, a Read More...
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Smories is a new site that features kids reading stories to other kids! It's a simple concept and the folks at Smories have done a great job. The site is easily navigated by clicking on any of the pictures on the front page or you can search for specific Read More...
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I had the opportunity to speak today at ATIA in Chicago. My presentation was titled "Bridging the Literacy Gap". I have posted the prezi (one of my favorite tools!) for anyone to view - http://bit.ly/bridgingtheliteracygap . Please feel free to view and Read More...
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When Jaime contacted me to co-write a post about Bill HR3101, she indicated she would like me to write about the educational aspects of this Bill. For those of you who missed the post, basically Bill HR3101 would make all video capable devices have the Read More...
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A very interesting device that I at ATIA was the PenFriend . The PenFriend is basically a voice labeling device. When you touch the PenFriend to a specific place it will vocalize. The spots come with the PenFriend and can be programed to say whatever Read More...
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It's been a few weeks since I listened to the A.T.Tipscast and just got around to listening to the end of season 2. It shared a great tip for everybody. The tip was for Nightlight Stories . Nightlight Stories are a collaboration between Chris (A.T.Tipscast) Read More...
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I picked up a PDF recently on how to adapt books. It's a simple, low-tech way to create more accessible books for all students. All it requires is a copy of the book, some zip-top bags, a stapler, and some tape. Have fun adapting books! Adapting Books Read More...
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I haven't been feeling in the mood to write posts lately, and really haven't had much inspiration. And my gut tells me don't write just to write, so that's that. I've come across quite a few SMARTBoard resources that I can't wait to try out (I'm getting Read More...
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Annemarie, from SMARTBoards & More , shared another great site. GameGoo is a fun site for teaching literacy skills. It's fun, easy to use, and would work great on a SMARTBoard! Patrick Share this Do you know somebody else who would find this post interesting Read More...
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