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Presenter(s)

Event Details

Topic:

instruction, literacy & inclusion

Format:

demonstration

Subject Level:

beginner

Age Span:

preschool
kindergarten - grade 6
grades 7-12
adult

Target Audience:

AT specialist
educator
family member / caregiver
occupational therapist
paraprofessional
special educator
speech language pathologist
teacher of the visually impaired

Professional Development Credits

IACET CEUs:

0.01

ACVREP CEs:

1

Presentation Length: 1 hour

Date and Time (Central Daylight Time):

  • October 21, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Location:

Verandas 6, 8

Description:

In 2006 a presentation called A-Z of Adapting Literacy was born. This presentation took attendees on a path from A-Z of various strategies designed to help students with special needs become better readers by providing them with adapted books. 20 years later, there is still a need to help students become better readers and writers and Assistive Technology can help. With changes to technology and resources, new strategies are now available. From a display of various adapted books to High Leverage Practices (HLP) GPT to reading pens to wordless books, join this fast-paced Assistive Technology session for an adventure from A-Z to renew old strategies and discover new strategies to add to your toolbox of ideas and help students improve their literacy skills.

Learning Outcomes:

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

• After viewing session demonstrations, participants will be able to design or select literacy activities for a student/individual after completing a literacy skill checklist of that student’s abilities.

• After viewing session demonstrations, participants will be able to compare at least three websites, technology, and/or strategies for accessing literacy activities that can address the individual physical, cognitive, and academic needs of their students/individuals.

• After viewing session demonstrations, participantswill be able to evaluate and recommend to educators and families, at least two resources or strategies for supporting literacy development that promote the individual physical, cognitive, and academic needs of their student/individual, including how to help this student/individual find the right book for them.

Disclosures:

Salary from employment