Welcome to Part 7 of “There’s A Special App For That” series on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad apps for students with special needs. In this post we examine the seven building blocks of literacy instruction and look at apps that can support each area. Our goal was to identify apps that can be used to complement specific reading strategies (before, during and after reading) that are used in instruction or remediation for students with special needs.
Its Family Literacy Day today in Canada!  Check out local events in your community at ABC Life Literacy … e-Books on the iPad In Celebration of Family Literacy DayRead more
ABRACADABRA, a free, interactive online literacy tool developed by the Centre for the Study of Learning … ABRACADABRA, a web-based literacy tool now accessible through LDAQRead more
“Learning: Is There an App for That?, a new report by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center (sponsored … Learning: Is There an App For That? – A New Report on Mobile Learning and Young ChildrenRead more
LD OnLine :: Adolescent Literacy: What’s Technology Got to Do With It?. This is a valuable … LD OnLine :: Adolescent Literacy: What’s Technology Got to Do With It?Read more
Henry Winkler overcame his dyslexia as a child and went on to become a children’s book … Henry Winkler: I first read a novel when I was in my thirties. Now I’m a writer…Read more
An interesting story about an individual who started using her iPhone to read books. For dyslexia, … My iPhone has revolutionised my reading | Education | The GuardianRead more