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This is a great tool to get students motivated to write. Once they realize writing can be fun they will want to write more!

The graphics provide wonderful visual prompts that inspire students to create text and story content.

Make your own comics! Great for literacy, story starters, social situation stories and more!

"Welcome to a2z4adaptingliteracy"

Original, non-fiction picture books support beginning readers of all ages. Features include predictable, rhythmic language; images with clear, familiar subjects; and text that ranges from one word up to a few sentences per page. These original English texts, created and narrated by a team of contributors, can be listened to in multiple languages, on any device. The intent is to eventually support the 300 languages spoken in American homes.

Making a Simple Switch Accessible Power Point Talking Book

PDF describing the principles behind the Four Block literacy framework

This PDF created by the LCPS AT team describes how to create MATHLIT Kits, with low tech and high tech resources to support math-themed storybooks.

Episode #98 features a discussion of how literacy skills can be improved by simply turning on the captions while watching television and other videos.

Episode #98 features a discussion of how literacy skills can be improved by simply turning on the captions while watching television and other videos.

Free downloadable Guided Reading Lesson Plans for levels A-Z provided by the Literacy Coaches for Warsaw Community School.

The South Carolina AT Program provides tips on using visual supports with voice output communication devices. Includes videos of children using the supports.

PODCAST D&D IN THE CLASSROOM D&D Podcasts - 02/10/2015 Learn how a Texas high school teacher is changing education through the power of D&D! Kade Wells is a teacher in the Houston, TX area and he uses Dungeons & Dragons in his 9th grade classroom to teach writing, reading and critical thinking skills in his language arts classes. He presented his technique at the World Literacy Conference this summer in Austria, reporting on how using D&D improved his student's scores across the board. Listen to learn how Kade is changing education through the power of D&D!

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 /

The Trading Card tool gives students an alternative way to demonstrate their literacy knowledge and skill when writing about popular culture texts or real world examples. This interactive allows students to create their own trading card about a real or fictional person, place, object, event, or abstract concept.

Principles and samples for using Adapted Books.  Sample Props

The Bridge is an early literacy and language assessment framework based on observation and portfolio development/analysis. Several documents including an experimental version of the Bridge Assessment Tool can be downloaded by clicking on the files below.