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"Switch Games, Activities and Resources "
sqworl
visual bookmarking

free ebooks using and representing core vocabulary

"Categories include:
Animals, Basic Concepts, Books 1, Books 2, Holidays 1, Holidays 2, Seasons, Miscellaneous"

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"ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books."

"Explore the following sections of this page for specific

Early Reading and Primary Grades
Intermediate/Middle Grades
Young Adults and Adults
By Kids, For Kids
Content Area Reading
Lists and Collections
Reviewing and Creating Online Books"

"Digital Storytelling Resource Kit
Digital storytelling helps students build important 21st century communication skills and make personal connections to the content they are learning. This kit is designed to help you start using this exciting process in your classroom."

"We Give Books is a new digital initiative that enables anyone with access to the Internet to put books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online."

"A guide for parents and professionals who want to help infants and toddlers with disabilities participate more fully in daily activities with the use of assistive technology. For ages birth to 3."

"A guide for parents and professionals who want to help infants and toddlers with disabilities participate more fully in daily activities with the use of assistive technology. For ages birth to 3."

"One of the most effective approaches to helping young children develop literacy skills is having a home environment that supports literacy. Research clearly shows that instructional environments have a powerful impact on children's growth in reading. While much of the research on instructional environments focuses on classroom environments, researchers believe that the same effects may be found in supportive home environments."

"Reading and writing are modalities of  language (just like listening & talking). The more we integrate literacy into language learning the more opportunities for prAACtice and learning.  Think of all the ways to prAACtice core words with reading and writing (e.g., "read again", "write about that", "that is good", "He was bad", "tell me more", "I know", etc…). With this in mind, we love encouraging a love of literacy for ALL of our students. Here are some top tips we have learned from the most reluctant reader/writers, to beginning reader/writers, to even the more proficient readers/writers. It is such a great pleasure to watch students begin to love literacy as much as we do."

Tactile & Sensory Fun on Pinterest
Sensory and tactile games for children who are visually impaired."

"This website is dedicated to promoting early tactile literacy among blind and severely visually impaired children in their preschool years, and for emerging Braille readers.  "

"Bookmaking is one of the most satisfying literacy experiences an adult can share with a child. The process of creating a book promotes oral language and fine motor skills, while developing many important literary concepts."

"This is a listing of 235 sites that legally offer free ebooks for children to
read. There is a separate listing of audio books"

23 page resource from the FDLRS. With step by step dirctions and screenshots along with implementation ideas.