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Karen Erickson's observation forms for visiting their model classrooms. "# Read about some of the key activities that will be observed in the classrooms: * Shared Reading * Self-Selected Reading * Self-Selected Writing # Download the three guided observation forms for the above activities. Visitors will need to bring these forms to the visit. Visitors will use these forms to guide their observation of shared reading, self-selected reading and self-selected writing. The forms are organized by the key components and steps of the lessons with places to take notes, as well as places to jot down questions for the teacher. In order to make the time as productive as possible, these completed forms will be used to structure the discussion with the teacher /after/ the lesson. When the school visit is over, the observation forms can be a valuable lesson planner for visitors who want to implement these activities in their own classrooms. * Shared Reading Guided Observation Form * Self-Selected Reading Guided Observation Form * Self-Selected Writing Guided Observation Form"

"iWordQ US (English) is an easy-to-use writing and reading application to assist struggling writers and readers. In Writing mode, a simple text editor is used for writing with the support of word prediction, abbreviation-expansion and speech feedback features. Spell-check and dictionary access is included. Use speech recognition with an iPad 3. In Reading mode, text is shown in a more visually pleasing manner to improve readability. This is used for proofreading, reading to learn, silent reading, reading aloud, and casual reading/listening. A novel text chunking method (patent-pending) can be selected to enhance comprehension and readability of text to allow you to focus on one text chunk at a time"

Read2Go is simple, fast, easy… access all of your favorite Bookshare books and more on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch!

Read2Go is the most accessible e-book reader app for readers with print disabilities. Directly from within the Read2Go app, Bookshare members can find, download, and read books all on a single Apple device. No need to download books to computers, transfer files, or decompress files! Just download and READ!

"The Read&Write GOLD training series walks learners through all of the features found on the Read&Write GOLD toolbar, including features for reading, writing and self-editing, study skills, and research.",  said Jon Blissenbach, Atomic Learning's VP of Product Business Development. "Our partnership with Texthelp allows us to offer this comprehensive training collection for learners with special needs." Videos are available for both the PC and Mac versions of Read&Write GOLD.  Each online training collection includes 2-3 minute videos for each of the features of this powerful assistive technology software, giving learners with special needs the opportunity to achieve and succeed in their learning goals

A writer who suffers a stroke loses the ability to read by sight, but adapts his ability to read via motor cues to not only learn to read again, but to produce another book.

"Reading A-Z leveled books are offered in a special eBook format that can be accessed using Kurzweil 3000 literacy software. These specially formatted books provide struggling readers hundreds of books spanning 27 levels of reading difficulty. Students have the option of listening to or reading the books. Students can adjust the reading speed to a level that is appropriate to their needs. Kurzweil 3000 software includes a bilingual dictionary for definitions and pronunciations in English and Spanish as well as tools for adding embedded questions or reading prompts."

Readability is a free web and mobile app with a simple purpose: to deliver a great reading experience. It turns virtually any web page into a clean, comfortable reading view. You can also sync articles for reading later as you surf around the web. Readability works on your web browser, iPhone, iPad and Android smartphone, giving you the flexibility to read anytime, anywhere.

"Shared reading is a collaborative learning activity that emulates and builds on the bedtime book experiences that many children and parents have together. The focus during shared reading is on the interaction. Shared reading is appropriate for any emergent reader, no matter their age and can be done individually or in small groups."

"Web Reader 2.2 for iPhone uses text to speech technology along with web page content recognition to read web pages to you. You can configure web pages to be read as soon as they are loaded, read pages manually after they are loaded, or use Cut, Copy, & Paste to read only sections of text"

"he two newest additions to our Read&Write family, Read&Write for iPad and Read&Write for Android are easy-to-use alternative keyboards with integrated features to help with writing content for emails, social media and even interacting with online forms. They're great for anyone who needs a little support with their reading and writing."

"One question that emerges when we discuss a learning environment that embraces combine our devices is active reading. In simple terms, this is the act of bookmarking, highlighting, and annotating texts. However, active reading is much more than a list of skills. We want it to become a disposition where the learners active their habits of mind and skills with each reading experience."

"SpeakIt reads selected text using Text-to-Speech technology with language auto-detection. It can read text in more than 50 languages. Usage: - First select the text you want it to read. - Then click the icon to start listening. - When it is ready to read, the number of sentences is shown on the icon. - To stop listening at any time click pause"

Fun4TheBrain is a great interactive and educational site for children. It contains a variety of math, reading and science games. The reading games are perfect for reviewing parts of speech and learning sight words and vocabulary. Some of the reading games are also available in hard copy to help teach children to read by giving them a stress-free and fun approach to learning. Math games cover a range of topics such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

"iAnnotate is a PDF reading and annotation tool for the iPad. A completely new interface has been designed for the iPad, based on the only PDF annotation app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Features include: * Full-featured PDF reader: continuous-scrolling page display with all standard scroll/zoom gestures supported. Tap to show and hide the interface for fullscreen reading. * Tabbed PDF Reading: quickly switch between multiple documents. Tab setup and page locations are always remembered, whether switching tabs or quitting and returning to the app. * A complete annotation system: Text Notes, Highlight, Underline, Free-Form Drawing, Bookmarks, and more. Our easy-to-use interface allows you to view and edit your annotations without leaving the document reading view. Full-spectrum color selection allows you to set up your personal color system for annotations. * Fully Customizable Toolbars: reposition and resize, drag-and-drop to configure toolbar commands. Toolbars can be positioned on or outside the PDF view, and are optionally translucent. * Comprehensive document and full-library search: search your entire PDF library instantly -- results update as you type your search term. Forward and backward search result navigation. * Full PDF support: Copy-and-paste text, view existing PDF annotations, support for internal and URL links, and PDF outline/bookmarks support. * Desktop Sync: Easy synchronization with PDF documents on your computer. * Aji Support: integrated application help and tips, and top-notch email and forum support. "

"Learn about assistive technology for people with reading disabilities, low vision, blindness and other disabilities that make reading, writing and other tasks difficult. Written by someone who uses assistive technology to read and write."

"Enter your Lexile measure, select your interests, and find books you'd like to read! Whether you're reading for school or for pleasure, you can use this site to build a custom reading list on the subjects that interest you the most."

We thought a website that had a continuous flow of new stories, read aloud by kids, would make a healthier destination than so much of the stuff out there. Imagine you're stuck in traffic and need to keep a miniature person entertained in the back. Access a playlist of smories stories from your i-phone and voila... Once we had the idea for a site that publishes stories for kids read by kids, we also thought it would be a great unthreatening forum for showcasing unpublished stories

"Read Comfortably- Anytime, Anywhere Readability turns any web page into a clean view for reading now or later on your computer, smartphone, or tablet."

"Explore online reading including interactive stories, articles, and books. Involve readers in writing stories including adding to stories, writing new endings, creating illustrations, and facilitating discussions. Look for online stories that make good use of the technology. For example Make a Story is an interactive, only story that including animation, audio, and interaction. Also seek out electronic books not available elsewhere. For example the Rosetta Project contains a collection of nearly 2000 antique children's books online. Explore the following sections of this page for specific types of online reading materials."

"KidTools and KidSkills are new kinds of software to help students take control of their learning, behavior, and problem solving to improve success in school. The tools are research-based and have undergone extensive testing with actual students in classroom settings. These software programs include a library of tools provided as easy-to-use templates for children to personalize and use independently in school and other settings. There are two levels of tools in each of these programs. eKidTools and eKidSkills are made for elementary students with some reading abilities, ages 7-10. Within eKidTools, there is a set of PictureTools made for preschool/primary children that do not require reading abilities. iKidTools and iKidSkills are made for intermediate/middle school students with reading abilities, ages 11-14. Because these tools are all related, children can move up and down the levels to use the tools that best fit their skills and needs. "

Anyone heard of this?