May Ideas & Activities
Posted by Tiffany O'Neal
Looking for literacy-focused activities? Here are a few fun and engaging ideas for the month of May.
Posted by Tiffany O'Neal
Looking for literacy-focused activities? Here are a few fun and engaging ideas for the month of May.
Posted by Tiffany O'Neal
Looking for literacy-focused activities? Here are a few fun and engaging ideas for the month of April.
Posted by Tiffany O'Neal
Looking for literacy-focused activities? Here are a few fun and engaging ideas for the month of March.
Posted by Cindy George
Don’t forget to order and download reading books for your students from AIM-VA to support the celebration of Black History Month.
Posted by Tiffany O'Neal
Did you know that students with complex reading support needs and print disabilities can benefit from a variety of reading formats? When making decisions on which format to use consider that students will have varying needs.
Posted by Tiffany O'Neal
Are you looking for new or improved ways to integrate accessibility in your classroom or schools? The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) AEM Café may be the resource for you.
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Creating annotations is important for readers who want to take notes while they are reading. Taking notes of important items to remember will make it easier to review the document for main ideas or important details. It’s also a way to note where there are questions that need to be answered. Creating annotations helps students become involved and engaged with the text. It may help students focus on the important content in the text.
Posted by Heidi Kessler
When students are reading at home on a…
Students who read at home with various accessible options, most often do so in a very casual way; by sitting on a couch or lying in bed. What we need to consider when students read at home in this was is the position of their bodies and the impact it can have on how long they read, how productive their reading is, and how the position itself effects their bodies.
Posted by Heidi Kessler
When students use…
Although sitting at a desk reading textbooks, reading books, large print or braille books while using a laptop, desk top computer or an iPad should follow posture guidelines, there are times when students are unable to do so in basic classroom chairs. At these times, alternatives need to be considered that can support the student in a sitting position that follows as close to the guidelines as possible.
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
In an earlier blog, increasing font size to help with readability on a screen was discussed. Similarly, this month we will talk about changing the background color to improve the readability of a document.