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Websites for Adapted Literacy Materials and interactive activities compiled for the Transition Literacy and Technology Open House Nov. 5, 2010
BOARDMAKER ACTIVITIES and BOOKS
1. Over 840 children books already adapted – comes with lesson plan and a vocabulary list and varying number of vocabulary. The Baltimore City Public Schools website has picture symbols for more than 800 book titles, which require Boardmaker software to open, and MS Word documents with story comprehension questions.
http://www.bcps.k12.md.us/Boardmaker/adapted_library.asp
2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEACHER CREATED RESOURCES
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teachercreate.html#bfiles
2.1. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teachercreate.html
2.2. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teachercreate.html#bfiles
2.3. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teachingideas/anim.htm
3. Fairax County Public Schools great Boardmaker activities
http://www.fcps.edu/ss/its/howtos/board/bdact.htm
4. Early Literacy – several downloads http://www.accpc.ca/elp-ts-intduringstory.htm
5. Miami Dade - Boardmaker plus downloads (import these into v5 if that is what you have will not open automatically) The Miami-Dade County Public Schools website has many activities using picture symbols, including activity boards and song boards. Boardmaker software is required to open the activities. DADE SCHOOLS HAS MULTIPLE INTERESTING PREMADE BOARDS, SONGS, ADAPTED BOOKS,…. check out the Teacher Resource Room
http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/TRRpages/BoardmakerPLUS.htm
5.1. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/resources_teacherresource_room_main.htm
5.2. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/resources_teacher_resource_room_main.htm
5.3. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/TRRpages/BoardmakerPLUS.htm
5.4. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/resources_teacher_handbook.htm
5.5. http://assistivetech.dadeschools.net/
5.6. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/PRIMETime/PTlinks.htm
6. Mayer-Johnson own website – new share library - http://sharing.mayerjohnson.
com/MainPage/SharingMaterials/tabid/57/view/topics/forumid/13/Default.aspx
7. Spectronics (Australian)– lots of good downloads.
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/activities/#Boardmaker/Boardmaker%20Plus
7.1. http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/activities/
8. Dr. Caroline Musselwhite – fantastic website http://www.aacintervention.com/Boardmaker.html
8.1. great handouts for staff; some good links http://www.aacintervention.com/potpourri.html
9. Fabulous comprehensive AAC / AT / SLP page of links Gail's Speech Pathology Links –
http://www.myhq.com/public/g/b/gbennell/
10. GREAT FIND –NYC Special Education Department collection of adapted books and guides for creating talking books and more – D75 houses all these ideas on its website – SEE SOME GREAT NYC BOOKS WITH PHOTOS OF SKYSCRAPERS and MUSEUMS!!!. http://schools.nycenet.edu/
D75/academics/literacy/adaptedbooks/catalog_by_software.htm
10.1. http://schools.nycenet.edu/D75/literacy/adaptedbooks/So_Much_to_See_in_NYC/defaul
t.htm
10.2. ALSO LISTS THEIR ADAPTED BOOKS BY READING LEVEL -
http://schools.nycenet.edu/D75/literacy/adaptedbooks/catalog_by_reading_level.htm#nonreader
10.3. WEATHER REPORT
http://schools.nycenet.edu/D75/literacy/adaptedbooks/weather_report_core/default.htm
11. Site from British Columbia has a treasure of resources See their Picture SET collection...pre-made boards available in Boardmaker or PDF versions! www.setbc.org
The SET-BC website has PictureSET, a collection of downloadable visual supports that can be
downloaded and incorporated in stories or lessons. They can be used by students for both receptive and expressive communication in the classroom, at home, and in the community. Most items do not require Boardmaker software to open. http://www.setbc.org/res/equip/Boardmaker/files.html
11.1. http://www.setbc.org/setbc/library/library_home.html
11.2. http://www.setbc.org/setbc/accessiblebooks/freebooksforyou.asp#top
11.3. http://www.setbc.org/setbc/communication/frame_pictureset.html
12. Loudoun County Public School's Assistive Technology see Resources Links on left of webpage a lot of the links I have I got from here - www.loudoun.k12.va.us/at
12.1.http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/50910068152053/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=66724&50910068152053Nav=|1668|&NodeID=1952
13. Burnaby Teachers – Boardmaker activities - http://schou.sd41.bc.ca/district/Boardmaker.htm
14. Eau Claire, WI school district lots of Boardmaker resources and activities and how to’s
http://www.ecasd.k12.wi.us/departments/special_ed/teacher_resources/assistive_technology/Boardmaker/
15. YAHOO GROUPS – BOARDMAKER – free share library
CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND HOW TO RESOURCES
1. OLDER CHILD CURRICULUM - http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/as/myprintables.html
2. MIAMI DADE COUNTY Teacher resource room - EXCELLENT
http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/TRRpages/intstorybooks.htm
3. Visual Supports for Student Success: Collection of Boardmaker templates for a variety of classroom uses. This is a zipped file that you will need to save and then unzip using a decompression utility
http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/50910068152053/lib/50910068152053/Boardmaker Visuals.zip
4. The Imagine Symbols website has picture symbols that can be downloaded and incorporated in stories or lessons http://www.imaginesymbols.com/info.htm
5. Do2Learn - has a variety of picture communication cards, games, songs, worksheets, and more in the Free Areas section. It also provides strategies on how to use visuals for classroom organization. Thisis a great site with information and resources as well as free printable picture symbols and charts to use for visual schedules and steps within tasks. This site was originally designed for children on the Autism spectrum and children with learning disabilities, but has wide application to any children who might benefit from the use of visual supports for learning http://www.dotolearn.com - problem is utilizes a different cartoon language (not M-J symbols) but still great for ideas.
6. The Region 2 Digital Library website has a variety of PowerPoint social situation stories.
http://www.region2library.org/SocialStories.htm
7. This PDF file is a tutorial for creating talking PowerPoint books.
http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/50910068152053/lib/50910068152053/PowerPointStoryBooks.pdf
8. EARLY LITERACY - http://www.accpc.ca/elp-toolsstrategies.htm
9. TINSNIPS is a special education resource that strives to share a variety of specialized teaching tools, techniques, worksheets, and activities with teachers of students who have autistic spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities. Many of these activities may be appropriate for Pre-K and Kindergarten children. www.tinsnips.org
10. Speaking of Speech materials exchanges http://www.speakingofspeech.com/aboutus.html
11. Montgomery County Public School Early Childhood Technlogy Literacy Project
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/links/index.html
MORE resources
www.tumblebooks.com SEDOL subscription username: sedol password: learn
Elementary
www.literactive.com you need to create an account-free
www.starfall.com
Kid’s Space www.kids-space.org
Kid’s News Room www.rif.org/readingplanet/
Intermediate
The Stacks for Kids-Scholastic
www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/
Middle School/High School
Internet Public Library for Teens
www.ipl.org/div/teen/
New York Times
www.mytimes.com/learning/students/index.html
The Write Site-Think T.V.
www.writesite.org/
Biography Maker
www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm
The Library Goddess
http://librarygoddesses.pbwiki.com/teens
http://tarheelreader.org/ a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. The books may be downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format. Warning: books are intended for teenagers who are just learning to read. You may find some books that are inappropriate for your students; review and don’t use those.
Websites for Comprehension Practice
BOARDMAKER ACTIVITIES and BOOKS
1. Over 840 children books already adapted – comes with lesson plan and a vocabulary list and varying number of vocabulary. The Baltimore City Public Schools website has picture symbols for more than 800 book titles, which require Boardmaker software to open, and MS Word documents with story comprehension questions.
http://www.bcps.k12.md.us/Boardmaker/adapted_library.asp
2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEACHER CREATED RESOURCES
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teachercreate.html#bfiles
2.1. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teachercreate.html
2.2. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teachercreate.html#bfiles
2.3. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teachingideas/anim.htm
3. Fairax County Public Schools great Boardmaker activities
http://www.fcps.edu/ss/its/howtos/board/bdact.htm
4. Early Literacy – several downloads http://www.accpc.ca/elp-ts-intduringstory.htm
5. Miami Dade - Boardmaker plus downloads (import these into v5 if that is what you have will not open automatically) The Miami-Dade County Public Schools website has many activities using picture symbols, including activity boards and song boards. Boardmaker software is required to open the activities. DADE SCHOOLS HAS MULTIPLE INTERESTING PREMADE BOARDS, SONGS, ADAPTED BOOKS,…. check out the Teacher Resource Room
http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/TRRpages/BoardmakerPLUS.htm
5.1. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/resources_teacherresource_room_main.htm
5.2. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/resources_teacher_resource_room_main.htm
5.3. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/TRRpages/BoardmakerPLUS.htm
5.4. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/resources_teacher_handbook.htm
5.5. http://assistivetech.dadeschools.net/
5.6. http://prekese.dadeschools.net/PRIMETime/PTlinks.htm
6. Mayer-Johnson own website – new share library - http://sharing.mayerjohnson.
com/MainPage/SharingMaterials/tabid/57/view/topics/forumid/13/Default.aspx
7. Spectronics (Australian)– lots of good downloads.
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/activities/#Boardmaker/Boardmaker%20Plus
7.1. http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/activities/
8. Dr. Caroline Musselwhite – fantastic website http://www.aacintervention.com/Boardmaker.html
8.1. great handouts for staff; some good links http://www.aacintervention.com/potpourri.html
9. Fabulous comprehensive AAC / AT / SLP page of links Gail's Speech Pathology Links –
http://www.myhq.com/public/g/b/gbennell/
10. GREAT FIND –NYC Special Education Department collection of adapted books and guides for creating talking books and more – D75 houses all these ideas on its website – SEE SOME GREAT NYC BOOKS WITH PHOTOS OF SKYSCRAPERS and MUSEUMS!!!. http://schools.nycenet.edu/
D75/academics/literacy/adaptedbooks/catalog_by_software.htm
10.1. http://schools.nycenet.edu/D75/literacy/adaptedbooks/So_Much_to_See_in_NYC/defaul
t.htm
10.2. ALSO LISTS THEIR ADAPTED BOOKS BY READING LEVEL -
http://schools.nycenet.edu/D75/literacy/adaptedbooks/catalog_by_reading_level.htm#nonreader
10.3. WEATHER REPORT
http://schools.nycenet.edu/D75/literacy/adaptedbooks/weather_report_core/default.htm
11. Site from British Columbia has a treasure of resources See their Picture SET collection...pre-made boards available in Boardmaker or PDF versions! www.setbc.org
The SET-BC website has PictureSET, a collection of downloadable visual supports that can be
downloaded and incorporated in stories or lessons. They can be used by students for both receptive and expressive communication in the classroom, at home, and in the community. Most items do not require Boardmaker software to open. http://www.setbc.org/res/equip/Boardmaker/files.html
11.1. http://www.setbc.org/setbc/library/library_home.html
11.2. http://www.setbc.org/setbc/accessiblebooks/freebooksforyou.asp#top
11.3. http://www.setbc.org/setbc/communication/frame_pictureset.html
12. Loudoun County Public School's Assistive Technology see Resources Links on left of webpage a lot of the links I have I got from here - www.loudoun.k12.va.us/at
12.1.http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/50910068152053/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=66724&50910068152053Nav=|1668|&NodeID=1952
13. Burnaby Teachers – Boardmaker activities - http://schou.sd41.bc.ca/district/Boardmaker.htm
14. Eau Claire, WI school district lots of Boardmaker resources and activities and how to’s
http://www.ecasd.k12.wi.us/departments/special_ed/teacher_resources/assistive_technology/Boardmaker/
15. YAHOO GROUPS – BOARDMAKER – free share library
CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND HOW TO RESOURCES
1. OLDER CHILD CURRICULUM - http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/as/myprintables.html
2. MIAMI DADE COUNTY Teacher resource room - EXCELLENT
http://prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/TRRpages/intstorybooks.htm
3. Visual Supports for Student Success: Collection of Boardmaker templates for a variety of classroom uses. This is a zipped file that you will need to save and then unzip using a decompression utility
http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/50910068152053/lib/50910068152053/Boardmaker Visuals.zip
4. The Imagine Symbols website has picture symbols that can be downloaded and incorporated in stories or lessons http://www.imaginesymbols.com/info.htm
5. Do2Learn - has a variety of picture communication cards, games, songs, worksheets, and more in the Free Areas section. It also provides strategies on how to use visuals for classroom organization. Thisis a great site with information and resources as well as free printable picture symbols and charts to use for visual schedules and steps within tasks. This site was originally designed for children on the Autism spectrum and children with learning disabilities, but has wide application to any children who might benefit from the use of visual supports for learning http://www.dotolearn.com - problem is utilizes a different cartoon language (not M-J symbols) but still great for ideas.
6. The Region 2 Digital Library website has a variety of PowerPoint social situation stories.
http://www.region2library.org/SocialStories.htm
7. This PDF file is a tutorial for creating talking PowerPoint books.
http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/50910068152053/lib/50910068152053/PowerPointStoryBooks.pdf
8. EARLY LITERACY - http://www.accpc.ca/elp-toolsstrategies.htm
9. TINSNIPS is a special education resource that strives to share a variety of specialized teaching tools, techniques, worksheets, and activities with teachers of students who have autistic spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities. Many of these activities may be appropriate for Pre-K and Kindergarten children. www.tinsnips.org
10. Speaking of Speech materials exchanges http://www.speakingofspeech.com/aboutus.html
11. Montgomery County Public School Early Childhood Technlogy Literacy Project
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/links/index.html
MORE resources
www.tumblebooks.com SEDOL subscription username: sedol password: learn
Elementary
www.literactive.com you need to create an account-free
www.starfall.com
Kid’s Space www.kids-space.org
Kid’s News Room www.rif.org/readingplanet/
Intermediate
The Stacks for Kids-Scholastic
www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/
Middle School/High School
Internet Public Library for Teens
www.ipl.org/div/teen/
New York Times
www.mytimes.com/learning/students/index.html
The Write Site-Think T.V.
www.writesite.org/
Biography Maker
www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm
The Library Goddess
http://librarygoddesses.pbwiki.com/teens
http://tarheelreader.org/ a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. The books may be downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format. Warning: books are intended for teenagers who are just learning to read. You may find some books that are inappropriate for your students; review and don’t use those.
Websites for Comprehension Practice
- Reading A-Z special preview of 28 leveled books for guided and independent reading for beginning readers. You can download and print all of them out.
- Reading Comprehension Resources for struggling readers from The Resource Room
- Fluency Through Fables provides six fables online six fables for students to read and then completes some online comprehension exercises.
- Country Reports is an excellent and comprehensive online reference website that provides lots of content area text organized within a database.
- CNN NewsStories are current news stories accompanied by a range of multimedia interactive activities (video clip, sound clips, read text online) to build reading comprehension skills for older students.
- CyberSurfari: a bi-annual free, fun and safe Internet treasure hunt with lots of prizes. Contests begin each year in October, February and June and students can play individually or as a team from school or home.
- Merry Bee's Subject Chart offers a section entitled "comprehension" that provides free printable worksheets and online comprehension exercises. Other literacy topics include reading strategies, phonics, grammar, and websites for teachers.
- New York Times Learning Network Designed for Grades 3 and up, it includes news summaries, a daily quiz, science questions, student letters to the editor, a crossword puzzle, ask a reporter and lesson plan archive. Articles contain links to vocabulary and geography "knowledge tools" to build background while reading.
- KidReach Online Reading Center has many types of anticipation guides for students to refer to as they read new books.
- KIDS: Kids Identifying and Discovering Sites encourages students to articipate in this ongoing, cooperative effort of classrooms in which students, under the supervision of teachers, discover, evaluate, and review useful curricular-related Internet resources. Students develop their research and evaluation skills and help produce an authentic, important project for other students and their teachers.
- Ranger Rick features a New This Month section with short articles about a variety of topics concerning animals and nature.
- Current events and news with Scholastic NewsZone, Weekly Reader and Time for Kids; all wonderful reading materials for students reading in the content areas.
- **list compiled from resources from various websites
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