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This past weekend, our department chair received an email from a local high school English teacher who asked, in short, should they be teaching students how to do a "traditional" research paper - including the use of 3×5 note cards - because some of his colleagues are strong supporters of it and others consider it "archaic." He wanted to hear a response from a college professor about how best to prepare students for the kinds of research that they would be doing in composition courses that they would be taking after high school. Below, I have copied and pasted the response that I offered him via email. And, now I ask you… What do you think - is it time to move away from "traditional" research paper writing processes?

resource for parents of children with learning and attention issues. See the world through your students' eyes Understood's Through Your Child's Eyes is a one-of-a-kind tool. Its videos and simulations allow you to experience what it's like for your students to struggle with reading, writing, math, organization or staying focused. Hear stories from children and find out from experts why these tasks can be so challenging for some kids. And learn strategies to help your students thrive. Create your personalized experience on Understood.org now. http://u.org/1nWvuWK

"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."

"Accessibility Minute is your weekly look at Assistive Technology--those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs."

"Tips for Home and School & DB-Link Fact Sheets The Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project has a number of tips available that may be helpful for use at home or in a school setting. These documents may be downloaded and printed. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.

helping meet the educational needs of children who have dual sensory impairments

SEE ME, FEEL ME, TOUCH ME, HEAR ME: Adapting Books for Divergent Learners PowerPoint Presentation Click on this link for a document containing instructions, considerations, samples, resources, specific units, and sites for assisitve technology support materials The A-Z of Adapting Books for Students with Disabilities in Virginia Click on this link for a document filled with resources specifically for adapting books by Ynez Peterson, OTR/L, AT Specialist Click on this link for ideas on how to fill your room with literacy while meeting the needs of diverse learners by Judy Owens and Gerald Abner SET-BC Accessible Books Video demonstrations on creating and FREE accessible books for downloading from Special Education Technology-British Columbia To download, open, edit and print these files, you must have Boardmaker® software , available at www.mayer-johnson.com .

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AAC Training Modules

Making Movie Theaters Accessible to Disabled Audiences Rear Window® Captioning and DVS Theatrical®, developed by The Media Access Group at WGBH, make theaters accessible to audiences with disabilities. This site provides information to consumers, industry

"Making tactile books for children is not as challenging as you may think, and to make it even easier we have collected lots of information and resources to help you in your task"

At this collaborative board you will find an amazing array of pins leading you back to Top Teacher blogs where the authors are sharing their favorite tips and freebies. We work hard to mix it up every day so you hear from a variety of folks.

This website was created to allow beginning readers to read books on their web browser. Readers can click on the triangle in the lower right-hand corner of each page to turn the pages. If they are unsure of a word, they can click on it to hear a child's voice read the word to them. The books have been sorted by level and by subject according to the curriculum.

Slides from the presentation presented by Christopher and Melissa Bugaj about Using Audio in Educational Practices

a statewide program designed to provide technical assistance, training, distance education, and networking information to families, teachers, and service providers of individuals birth through 21 who have both a hearing loss and a vision loss."