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This article summarizes research and evidence that suggests symbolated text should NOT be used to help teach reading.

Create animated .gif out of pixels. Implementation ideas might be to create and animate characters, create short visualizations of language concepts, or just was a fun form of expression!

Common words and phrases with visuals that one might say in English regarding summer vacation

It's summertime! A music video about summer. Text paired with audio and visuals

"I'm always looking for ways of presenting information to my students in more effective ways. I've recently discovered an explosion in a new way of representing data and information on the WWW called infographics. Obviously, they didn't just start popping up this year, but they seem to be everywhere at the moment. They offer great possibilities in Education across many curriculum areas."

Use word clouds to... 1. help students who use the same word over and over again to visualize these repetitions. 2. help students find themes in a literary work

Districts seek ways to implement universal design By ALEXANDER RUSSO Bringing UDL into the Mainstream, continued Bringing UDL into the Mainstream: Districts seek ways to implement universal design Bringing UDL into the Mainstream For the past several years, new teachers joining the Bartholomew (Ind.) Consolidated School Corporation have been encouraged to watch a video introducing the preferred method of teaching in the district. Rather than highlighting a single approach, however, the video is all about encouraging teachers to use varied ways and materials to present new information and to assess learning, be it aurally through talking iPads, visually through doodles on whiteboards, creatively through art projects and games, or by using old-fashioned pen and paper. That's because the preferred method of teaching in Bartholomew County is UDL, or Universal Design for Learning.

A brief slideshow of different pictures with descriptions of various tactile modifications made for a student with blindness

This ever-growing library consists of totes containing a hard copy of a book, a Literacy Planner, a Reading Communication Board, props, and more! Many of the resources created/reproduced come from sites including KizClub (http://kizclub.com) for props, Baltimore City Schools (http://bit.ly/BCSchools) for Boardmaker visual supports, Making Learning Fun (www.makinglearningfun.com) for theme-based activities.

Digit-Eyes is an iPhone 3G app for the blind and visually impaired community. It makes text or audio QR Code labels you can read with your iPhone and also lets you read the Universal Product Code or European Article Number and find out what's in the can or package.

LCPS Adapted Books Lending Library List

Handout/Presentation Slides from Linda Burkhart and John Costello from CSUN 2008

Here's a collection of free materials we've found or created to help kids with speech disorders communicate at home and in the community

info for student with deaf-blindness: visual and auditory impairments

tactile learning strategies for students who are deaf-blind