Assistive technology tools and online resources like Bookshare can help students with disabilities during this time of distance learning.
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Published May 18, 2020
Get Students Ready for Summer Reading at Home
Teachers can take these steps now to prepare students for summer reading and minimize the summer COVID slide.
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Published April 20, 2020
Ebooks Everywhere! How to Make Sense of the Options
Here’s a handy list to help parents and teachers navigate free and paid sources of ebooks to keep students learning during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Published April 9, 2020
Tips for Engaging Readers with Special Needs [infographic]
Does your child have special needs? Does she struggle with reading? Are you wondering how you can help her during COVID-19 school closures? Here are tips and resources for keeping your child reading and learning.
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Published April 7, 2020
Rethinking Reading
Assistive technology, accessible ebooks, and reading support tools help students with reading challenges interact with text in a meaningful way.
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Published April 3, 2020
School Closed? How to Make Sure Online Learning Supports Students with Learning Differences
The transition from classroom to home learning can be particularly challenging for students with learning differences, but help is available for teachers navigating the new normal of education.
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Published March 25, 2020
Teachers: Give Students Full Access to Bookshare with Easy Parent Approval
Parents can follow these steps to approve full Bookshare Individual Memberships for their children so they can read and download nearly any book.
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Published March 19, 2020
Learning at Home with Bookshare During COVID-19
Teachers (and parents) can continue to educate students during school closures. Visit the Bookshare Learning at Home resource page for tips.
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Published February 6, 2020
Perspectives: 180 Million Times Students Were Denied The Opportunity to Learn [Infographic]
While students with reading barriers are increasingly getting the accommodations they need, the impact of not fully accommodating a student adds up. As educators and the broader community that supports students with reading barriers, we can help solve this problem and drastically reduce the number of times students are unable to learn.
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Published January 23, 2020
Expert Insights: Language Therapist Reveals Effective Accommodations for Students with Dyslexia
Tiffany Jenkins is a Certified Academic Language Therapist who helps students with dyslexia use accommodations like Bookshare to improve reading success.
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