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Take your literacy instruction to new levels for YOUR students. All of them.

July 16, 2014July 16, 2014 Barbara Landsberg Learning Difficulties, Assistive Technology, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Early Childhood Education, workshops, Primary School Education

Learn how to differentiate the Literacy Block for your diverse range of students in all areas of literacy instruction –

Techniques & Tips

3 Cool Things #5

July 11, 2014February 11, 2015 Charlene Cullen AAC, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, visual supports, organisation tools

New ideas and information is at our fingertips like never before and I plan on continuing to share some of

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Tools & Resources

6 Resources to Help Stop the Summer Slide

July 11, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, reading activities, vacation activities

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com This week marks the halfway point of summer break for many students in the US.

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Workshops Events Latest News

Meet the new DynaVox T10 and PODD Pagesets | July and August Workshops

July 4, 2014July 28, 2014 Barbara Landsberg AAC, communication device, Assistive Technology, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Speech Generating Devices, PODD

Join Charlene Cullen, speech pathologist from the Spectronics Consultancy Team, for a free two-hour workshop in Melbourne on Friday 25th

Integrating iPads Into the Classroom

June 29, 2014September 17, 2014 Amanda Hartmann

This blog post includes resources and links for participants attending professional development training. It includes information to help educators successfully integrate

Read&Write for Google in Chromestore

Tools & Resources Latest News

Read&Write for Google Update – June 2014

June 27, 2014June 30, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Word Prediction, Google, Read&Write for Google, Google Docs extension

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com A new update for Read&Write for Google went live today and includes several exciting new

Techniques & Tips

3 Cool {Musical} Things #4

June 26, 2014 Amanda Hartmann 3 cool things, ip[

Hi all! #3coolthings 3 MORE cool things to share from me this week! And special thanks to Cha for jumping

Techniques & Tips

Changes to ChooseIt! Maker 3

June 26, 2014February 11, 2015 Charlene Cullen Assistive Technology, eye gaze control, switch control

Last year, ChooseIt! Maker 3 online was released as a fantastic option for creating online activities that you can use

Techniques & Tips

Another three cool things

June 23, 2014February 11, 2015 Charlene Cullen ipad, android, Twitter, 3coolthings

I was inspired by Amanda’s recent blog posts that introduce a three cool things that she’s been learning or trying

New Technologies Tools & Resources

Make amazing music in ALL classrooms for ALL students

June 20, 2014October 16, 2014 Barbara Landsberg Learning Disabilities, Learning Difficulties, Assistive Technology, inclusive learning technologies conference, Autism Spectrum Disorder, special ed, music, Intellectual Disabilities, Music app

Imagine your students making unbelievable sounding music by simply moving their hands through laser beams! Play in a group or