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Contents contributed and discussions participated by David Koppenhaver

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Poetry | Genius - 0 views

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    Marvellous site for accessing classic poetry. One of my favorites posted this week, Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gently."
David Koppenhaver

No real post today, so have a poem instead | Letters from Aspergia - 0 views

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    Google search poem written by woman with Asperger's syndrome who lives in Australia.
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10 Things Every Teacher Should Know How To Do With Google Docs - Edudemic - 0 views

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    Overview of useful features for teachers using Google Docs in the classroom. Greatest instructional advantages: easy collaboration, easy feedback options either as voice or written comments, and track changes.
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Circa Connect Ltd - 0 views

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    Technology company focused on supporting memory and conversation in people with dementia.
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    Not literacy specifically. But seems to be application of images and conversations to connect to background knowledge. Same tech might be useful for reading for the same reason.
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Taylor reads Boys vs. Girls - YouTube - 0 views

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    Taylor, a young girl who struggles with reading, engaged in repeated reading until she could read this text aloud fluently. Her tutor helped her record it and upload it to Youtube. Strong motivation for the research-supported but often boring repeated reading of text.
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The Epic BYOD Toolchest (51 Tools You Can Use Now) | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Descriptions and links to lots of useful tools for teachers (especially those in bring your own device (BYOD) schools where resources have been ripped from the education system to balance budgets or cut taxes.
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National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilitie... - 0 views

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    Great communication resources, research, policy statements, guidelines related to communication in individuals with significant disabilities.
David Koppenhaver

The Little Red Hen - 0 views

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    Read aloud on the "Between the Lions" tv show. Animation, effective read-aloud, text highlighted by phrase to assist beginning readers in following along. Nicely done.
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Jim Trelease Home Page - 0 views

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    Jim Trelease is well-known journalist and author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook." His website links to many useful resources for teachers, parents, and other readers.
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"This Jazz Man" by Karen Ehrhardt" - 0 views

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    Jazzy rendition (based on "This Old Man") of the children's book, "This Jazz Man," sung by Miss Nina.
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Between the Lions Be Bop episode clip - YouTube - 0 views

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    Absolutely fabulous reading of Chris Raschka's "Charlie Parker Played Be Bop." Text visible throughout the reading. Great for independent (or teaching) experience to connect the words in the text to the sounds of Bebop jazz.
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What's Lost as Handwriting Fades - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Report on Karin James's very interesting brain studies of the effects of handwriting experience on learning. Have to think about what this might mean for kids who have severe physical impairments.
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Rettsyndrome.org - 0 views

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    International Rett Syndrome Foundation's new identity and website.
David Koppenhaver

Text analysis, wordcount, keyword density analyzer, prominence analysis - 0 views

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    Great tool for analyzing student writing, thinking about what a text needs.
David Koppenhaver

Tar Heel Reader - 0 views

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    The Library. Tar Heel Reader book created from Maya Angelou quote.
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VL2 Storybook Apps - 0 views

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    Gallaudet's Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) storybooks in app form. Stories are told in ASL and English. Built on bilingual learning principles.
David Koppenhaver

Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal - 0 views

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    Read aloud by two children (clearly actors, but still cute). Text clearly visible. Excellent digital text experience for developing readers. Fun for others.
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Wing Lake Developmental Center-Building Literacy | BHSTV - 0 views

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    Nice presentation with photos by Karen Florka, explaining how literacy instruction is implemented in Wing Lake Developmental Center (MI).
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Dave's Literacy & Disability Site - Blog - 0 views

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    Reflection on reading motivation.
David Koppenhaver

Helping students find Writing topics - 0 views

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    Ideas for helping students find their own topics instead of using writing prompts.
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