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~April~
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Book: Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker
Author: Shelley Johannes
Format: PDF: Accessible
Barcode: 50011665
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Featured Books & Reading Tools
Featured Books & Reading Tools
~Happy February!~
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Elementary
Book: George Washington’s Socks
Author: Elvira Woodruff
Format: PDF: Accessible, PDF: Fully Accessible, Word, ePub
Barcode: 50000481
A mysterious rowboat transports five adventurous kids…
Featured Books and Tool of the Month
~January~
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Book: A Lucky New Year
Author: Janet Stutley
Format: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, RTF, HTML, ePub, Daisy
Barcode: 50010530
Featured Books and Tool of the Month
~December~
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Book: Amelia Bedelia
Author: Peggy Parish, Fritz Siebel
Format: PDF: Accessible
Barcode: 50011394
Featured Books and Tool of the Month
~November~
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Book: Thanksgiving on Thursday
Author: Mary P. Osbourne
Format: PDF: Accessible, Large Print
Barcode: 50011675
Featured Books and Tool of the Month
~October~
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Book: The Jacket
Author: Andrew Clements
Format: PDF: Accessible
Barcode: 50010983
Featured Books and Tool of the Month
~September~
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Book: A Whole New Ballgame
Author: Phil Bildner
Format: PDF accessible
Barcode: 50011163
Accessing Print with Text-to-Speech Technology
What does the research say?
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Estimates suggest that 80% of students with learning disabilities receive services for a reading disability. As many as 8 of 10 students with learning disabilities have reading problems so significant that they cannot read and understand grade-level material (Lerner, 2003). One way to help students access grade level material is using Text-to-Speech (TTS).
February is Low Vision Awareness Month
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Low vision affects millions of Americans, including many students attending school. Low vision can impact many areas of a student’s educational experience including reading. There are many ways that students with low vision can access books and be more independent. AIM-VA can help by providing books in large print, audio (text to speech) and digital text.
Keep Your Students Reading Over Winter Break
Posted by Dr. Cheryl Temple
Research has found that reading just 20 minutes a day exposes children to millions of words a year. Students have a chance to read for 14 days if they take advantage of every day over winter break. At the end of this article you will find a listing of Holiday/Winter books from AIM-VA to help. Also, here are a few ideas that may encourage your students to continue reading over this winter holiday.