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Ad lit.org: New Electronics: Turn Them on for Learning
Many computer products have built-in accessibility options such as text-to-speech, screen magnification options, or voice input controls. Learn what some of these optional features are and how to integrate them into instruction and...
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Ad lit.org: Writing Disabilities: An Overview
Learn from an expert why some kids with learning disabilities struggle with writing and how some instructional approaches can help.
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Ad lit.org: Assistive Technology Tools: Writing
Learn about assistive technology tools - from abbreviation expanders to word-recognition software programs - that address your child's specific writing difficulties.
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Ad lit.org: Assistive Technology Tools: Reading
Learn about assistive technology tools - from audiobooks to variable-speed tape recorders - that help students with reading.
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Ad lit.org: Learning Disabilities: An Overview
Learning disabilities (LD) come in several forms. Learn more about them, how they're identified, and what types of instruction support students with LD.
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Ad lit.org: Reading Software: Finding the Right Program
With the range and variety of commercial software products on the shelves today, how can an educator or parent choose a program that will most benefit a particular student? Where are product reviews that can inform the decision?
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Ad lit.org: Dyslexia and High School
An expert shares her observations of a dyslexic student struggling to learn at school. Also included are numerous proven examples of differentiated instruction and accommodations that can help a student to succeed.
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Ad lit.org: Adolescent Literacy and Older Students With Learning Disabilities
This report describes the adolescent literacy problem (grades 4 to 12), its consequences, and contributing factors. Guiding principles for assessment, instruction, and professional development, as well as recommendations for short-term...
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Ad lit.org: A Student's Perspective on Writing
Eli tells us what it is like to have dysgraphia. Regina Richards, a well-known expert on dysgraphia (and Eli's mom), explains how to help children who struggle with the challenges Eli describes. Practical techniques discussed include...
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Ad lit.org: The Why, When, What, and How of Disclosure in a Postsecondary
When you continue your studies after high school, should you tell the school and instructors about your learning disability? This article will help you decide when and how to disclose your disability to obtain accommodations.
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Ad lit.org: Designing a Dossier: An Instruction Book for Your Child
Many of the adults in your child's life are unfamiliar with learning disorders in general, or your child's unique pattern of strengths and limitations. Developing a one- to three-page dossier that provides useful information about your...
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Ad lit.org: Response to Intervention (Rti): A Primer for Parents
Learn what questions to ask about Response to Intervention (RTI), an approach to helping struggling learners that is gaining momentum in schools across the country. This article from the National Association of School Psychologists tells...
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Ad lit.org: Transitioning Students With Disabilities to Higher Education
How can you help high school students get ready for post-secondary education? Review these recommendations from the Department of Education and find out how to help students understand their disabilities, explain their disabilities to...
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Ad lit.org: Transition of Students With Disabilities to Postsecondary Education
How do a student's rights and responsibilities change when they move from high school to post-secondary education? Read these questions and answers from the Department of Education to find out.
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Ad lit.org: Questions to Ask Colleges About Assistive Technology Resources
It is important that students with disabilities consider accommodations that colleges provide, including assistive technology (AT) devices and services. This Info Brief highlights differences between the availability of AT in the K-12...
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Ad lit.org: Using Assistive Technology to Support Writing
Technology-and especially the subset of technology tools known as assistive technology-can be an effective element of the writing curriculum for students with disabilities. Assistive technology (AT) can be defined as a technology that...
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Ad lit.org: Dr. Seuss for Older Students
NEA's annual Read Across America celebration is a great opportunity for tweens and teens to both celebrate their literacy and language skills and share them in meaningful ways.
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Ad lit.org: Movie Read Alikes From Yalsa
If the teens in your life love movies, check out this list of read-alikes for blockbusters like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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Ad lit.org: Lessons From Ny Life's Revitalizing High School Libraries Initiative
Learn how pilot libraries in the Revitalizing High School Libraries Initiative, seeking to support adolescent literacy, doubled their circulation, increased visits from students and teachers, and expanded the role of library media...
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Ad lit.org: Student Motivation and Engagement in Literacy Learning
Teachers can help students build confidence in their ability to comprehend content-area texts, by providing a supportive environment and offering information on how reading strategies can be modified to fit various tasks. Teachers should...
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Ad lit.org: Stuck in the Middle: Strategies to Engage Middle Level Learners
Learn about three strategies that can help create a meaningful curriculum to engage middle-level learners. The strategies draw from effective classroom practices across grade levels, as well as from research about the social, emotional,...
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Ad lit.org: Motivating Reluctant Adolescent Readers
How can you motivate adolescents who have never turned on to the magic of reading? Tutoring teenagers is as much about building self-confidence as teaching skills. Low self-image and feelings of powerlessness trouble many unmotivated...
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Ad lit.org: Understanding the School Counselor Parent Connection
School counselors work with teachers, administrators, and parents to help students with schoolwork and their social/emotional development.
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Ad lit.org: How Parents Can Encourage Teens to Read
You know that reading is important and you want to make sure that your teenager grows into adulthood with all the skills he or she needs to succeed. The following list offers suggestions for encouraging your teens to read.