"Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook)
format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each
of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy
identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for
use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom"
"Create diagrams online Real time collaboration!
Cacoo is a user friendly online drawing tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams such as site maps, wire frames, UML and network charts. Cacoo can be used free of charge."
Page fluffers are helpful in fostering independent literacy skills. Page fluffers are simple adaptations made to books or other reading material that make pages more accessible to turn. Page fluffers increase the space between the pages of a book, allowing those with
limited fine motor skills to get their fingers between each page therefore making it easier to turn a page. You can use a variety of different materials to make page fluffers. A fluffer can be glued, taped, or clipped to the corner of each page.
Blog about Wikki Stix activity ideas. Wikki Stix are waxy sticks which look a bit like pipe-cleaners. They are made from a combination of a strand of acrylic, hand-knitting yarn and a microcrystalline, food-grade, non-toxic wax. Wikki Stix stick to smooth surfaces (like the Wikki Stick boards included in the Activity pack or onto white boards) and to each other. They are a colorful, tactile, sensory and engaging product that can be used in many different ways.
A new way of thinking about curriculum developmentDiversity and variability are the norm, not the exception in modern classrooms. Using the UDL Curriculum Toolkit curriculum developers can address learner variability through the provision of Universal Design for Learning.
VocabAhead provides a full-brain learning approach to understanding and mastering tough English words especially those appearing in standardized tests such as SAT, ACT and GRE. Students, Teachers and Vocab enthusiasts of all ages find this site extremely useful.
Twitter ID: @VocabAhead
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