Posted in Assistive Technology, Content and Curriculum, Free Resources, Literacy, Online Resources, Social Skills on Mar 25th, 2008 No Comments »
I mentioned my colleague Jane Rondow yesterday, and the presentation she will be making in Winnipeg next month. Jane is a gifted special ed teacher who works with me as an assistive technology consultant with SET-BC. Like me, Jane is a proponent of the principles of UDL. Jane and I presented together at [...]
Posted in Access, Assistive Technology, Free Resources, Literacy, Online Resources, Productivity, UDL on Mar 21st, 2008 5 Comments »
Effective text-to-speech options have proliferated in recent years. A couple of days ago, Richard Byrne pointed us to yet another one that is worth knowing about. The developers indicate that their initial purpose was, “to assist students with learning disabilities with their studies, by means of auditory learning and auditory processing.” [...]
Posted in Art, Assistive Technology, Basic Concepts, Content and Curriculum, Free Resources, Literacy, Numeracy, Online Resources, UDL on Mar 19th, 2008 1 Comment »
The website I’m highlighting today says it offers “games, songs, communication cards, print resources and information for special needs”. This is great. Better still is the fact that resources designed and intended for learners with special needs are often valuable for learners without special needs designations. This reality is at the heart [...]
Posted in Content and Curriculum, Free Resources, Literacy, Online Resources, UDL on Mar 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Almost a year ago, I wrote a post about Reading Planet by Reading is Fundamental. I’m writing today about another terrific site from the same great organization.
Leading to Reading is, “A free resource to help parents and childcare providers develop the language skills of their infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Available in English and [...]
Posted in Content and Curriculum, Free Resources, Literacy on Mar 11th, 2008 3 Comments »
A rough count tells me I now have over 200 resources bookmarked with a view to writing blog posts. No wonder I’m tempted to feel overwhelmed sometimes. Today I’m going to write about a website that I’ve had bookmarked for quite a while.
I’m sorry to say that it looks like this resource has [...]
