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stories read by actors,Online streaming videos of children's books read aloud by various people.

Online videos featuring actors reading childrens' books aloud. Free downloadable lesson plans and related activities are also provided.

Teachers can check out the Activity Guide.

The SAG Foundation promotes education and giving back to our communities. We believe that by working together as performers, and with our partners throughout the entertainment industry, we can create a vibrant and progressive creative landscape where performers can discover inspirations and achieve new levels in a safe and supported environment. - See more at: http://sagfoundation.org/about/who-we-are/#sthash.f6e4RkSL.dpuf

"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."

ABC Mouse's YouTube playlists....classic children's songs, original songs, animated fables, alphabet songs, and more.

This site presents training, resources, and information related to early communication assessment and instruction for students with significant disabilities. It is part of a larger effort to address the needs of students with significant disabilities who participate in the alternate assessment across the state of North Carolina. The goal of the larger project is to provide educators with the training, resources, and support they need to meet the needs of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities across three critical domains: Academics, Communication, and Transition.

Writing IEP Goals and Objectives for Authentic Communication - for Children with Complex Communication Needs

Hold Everything! Twenty "Stay-Put" Play Spaces For Infants, Preschoolers and Developmentally Young Children With Sensory Impairments and Other Special Needs

functional activities for children with severe multiple disabilities,

"Are you the parent or teacher of a child with deaf-blindness or multiple disabilities? Are you looking for a community of families and teachers such as yours? Are you a professor or student at a university interested in connecting with others to share resources and strategies around literacy for learners with complex challenges? Are you an administrator looking for ways to improve literacy in your school systems? Then you are in the right place."

Illustrated books. Create a free account to access the books. Books are written in many languaes and at many levels.

"The ICDL Foundation promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children's literature from around the world."

Sesame Street has created a new muppet, Julia, who has autism. This website provides a variety of fun and educational supports for children and families.

Early Childhood Learning Kits In an effort to assist teachers with fostering emerging literacy and math skills in young children, the T/TAC at VCU has purchased and augmented new early childhood learning kits. The kits are theme-based and contain material

Great set of comprehensive multi-modal lesson plans, too! NOW LOCATED AT http://www.ttac.vcu.edu/main/early-childhood/early-childhood-learning-kits /

"In an effort to assist teachers with fostering emerging literacy and math skills in young children, the T/TAC at VCU has purchased and augmented new early childhood learning kits. The kits are theme-based and contain materials that can be integrated within classroom centers to promote literacy and math skills. Assistive technology devices and adaptive materials have been added to the kits to assist teachers in helping all students access the materials."

The inclusive Christmas games for kids below are suitable for individuals who are developing switch timing skills. The games can also be played using a conventional mouse, head pointing systems, touchscreen, spacebar etc. To start the games click on the images below. The switch activated games will open on a new web page. Please wait a few seconds for the games to load. Each 'switch press' is simulating a 'spacebar' which is controlling the game. To setup a 'switch interface' please ensure the switch interface is sending a 'spacebar' click when the switch is pressed.

Episode #116 features a description of how and why to use core vocabulary (high frequency words) as the basis for an augmentative/alternative communication system. The entire episode was generated using only "Frequently Occurring Home and School Words" from the list generated in the article "Vocabulary-Use Patterns in Preschool Children: Effects of Context and Time Sampling" by Christine A. Marvin, David R. Beukelman, and Denise Bilyeu published in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Volume 10 in December, 1994. The episode demonstrates that using only high frequency words users can still elicit complex, generative language. You might find it beneficial to listen to the episode twice or to read along as you listen to the episode. TRANSCRIPT: http://bit.ly/howtohelpsaythingstranscript

Results All participants exhibited a positive increase in multisymbol message production almost immediately upon introduction of the LTM prompting procedure.

Research supporting the use of LAMP

" A website dedicated to providing high quality teaching activities and games for children with a special educational needs. Our activities are designed to be accessible to everyone including those who access the computer with assistive technology such as switches, touch-screens, mouse and alternative pointing devices including eye gaze."