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ABOUT US Welcome to Literary Disco. We're Tod, Julia, and Rider -- three good friends who also happen to be huge book nerds. We're writers, but we've always been readers first and foremost. Since the three of us have been talking and arguing about books for years, we decided to start recording some of our conversations. As we looked around at the collection of podcasts, NPR shows, and Oprah Book Club-spinoffs that are available in the world, it occurred to us that it was hard to find the kind of literary discussion we love. Which is one that a

is one that

But we also want to hear what writers are reading. So instead of doing simple interviews, we'll bring authors on to the podcast and have them select a book for all of us to read and discuss together

Students who use assistive technology - Currently, some of the testing tools have compatibility problems with some screen reader technologies. This occasionally results in the screen reader program crashing during an exam. A good practice would be to have a mock exam available for students to try so that they will know ahead of time if their assistive technology will work with your exam. If it does not, an alternate version of the exam will need to be provided

Teach students using a PC to right click on the content they wish to print and choose print. This will allow them to print only the content in that frame.

students who benefit from hearing text rather than reading it can listen to assignments on their own time

ake snapshots and make short videos,

students who struggle with personal interaction — like answering a direct question

to express themselves through multimedia.

many aspects of learning

that are traditionally print oriented can be captured in a concrete, visual way.

writing both the visual and the audio elements of a script

more engaging

Text to Speech, students can have the word or a paragraph read aloud as they’re reading it onscreen.

students have quick access to definitions and synonyms to help with grammar, spelling, and pronunciation

print disabilities or cognitive challenges or are learning English improve their vocabulary and word-building skills.

It lets students who are home or hospital bound engage with the rest of the class.

FaceTime is also ideal for students who communicate using sign language.