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Literacy camp for kids who use augmentative and alternative communication and the professionals who are interested in supporting their literacy learning.

An overnight literacy camp for individuals with significant disabilities and Level II course for adults who have completed a one-week intensive literacy course with David Koppenhaver and Karen Erickson.

Scroll down to "Giving is Good" to see pictures of past True Friends Literacy Camp participants. And to read the good news that the MN Timberwolves Read-to-Achieve donated $5,000 to Camp True Friends Literacy Camp to support camper scholarships. Barb Wollak got to accept the check and HIGH five the Timberwolves players.

Monica's reflections on literacy instruction for students with low incidence disabilities.

Camp ALEC blog. Worth checking out for info about the literacy/AAC camp, about the Alec G. Cunningham Foundation, and more. Dates already announced for August 2016. Amazing experience for all.

Important report on why communication and thoughtful engagement, and not standardized disciplinary responses, ought to be more seriously considered. And why teachers are to be more fully supported in problem-solving complex kids. We had Gary in literacy camp one year--lovely kid with a warm heart. Took a girl with Down syndrome to the camp dance, looked out for others, did great with Co:Writer and Write:OutLoud.

Special school in Australia that does 4 Blocks instruction with students who have complex needs.

Free podcasts on a variety of literacy and learning topics. Thoughtfu and you can't beat the price.

Great way to educate yourself in a time of lean resources for many teachers.

Camp ALEC 2015 in the news. Literacy and AAC camp in Grand Rapids, MI. Aug. 13-20, 2016 is the next.

Nice presentation with photos by Karen Florka, explaining how literacy instruction is implemented in Wing Lake Developmental Center (MI).

Marvellous blog by mother, who is also SLP, about her son who uses AAC. Language, literacy, learning, and independence focus.

Program for children with Down syndrome. Fairly traditional approach but they care about kids.

Sam Sennott's AAC, AT, inclusion, literacy, UDL, IOS, mobile tech blog. Lots of useful info.

Discussion board for Angelman communication, literacy, technology.

The math, language, communication, reading, and writing online modules created by the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies for teachers of children with the most significant intellectual disabilities.

Video of Pat Cunningham, professor at Wake Forest, discussing in detail how to teach letters, sounds, and words within a Four Blocks Literacy Framework.

Funding appeal for Rett University, nonprofit designed to improve literacy, learning, and communication outcomes for girls with Rett syndrome.

Blog entry at Dave Koppenhaver's literacy and disability website about struggling readers and writers.

The best app for digital language experience that I have seen yet. Take pictures of experience with your iPad/iTouch/iPhone, import them into Click n' Talk, add text, record a student or anyone else reading the text or talking about the picture. Voila, personalized book in minutes for emergent or beginning reader.

I wonder how many kids with disabilities receive a book a month from birth to age 5? If you took Tar Heel Reader, http://tarheelreader.org/, books, printed them, put a simple cover on them, and a template in front, "This book belongs to _____," you could accomplish that with the millions this project requires.