Assistive Technology Comparison Chart
In order to help caregivers organize their thoughts while comparing different assistive technologies, this chart provides a space to take notes on important elements of AT programs.
Assistive Technology Comparison Chart
Beginner's Guide to Playwriting
Step-by-step guidance for middle- and high-school students on writing a play. This will be particularly helpful for beginning playwrights and can be used with teacher or caregiver guidance or independently. The guide includes a glossary of playwriting terms.
Beginner's Guide to Playwriting
Novels Written in Verse Reading List (Grades 5-12)
In novels written in verse, an entire story arc is conveyed through a collection of poems. These novels provide students an opportunity to focus on language, vocabulary, and verbal reasoning. Novels written in verse may be of particular interest to middle and high school students due to their fast-paced and relatable YA voice. To select novels in verse for your students, consider the recommendations in this guide.
Novels Written in Verse Reading List (Grades 5-12)
Supporting Your Children's and Teens' Home Learning Guide
In order to support families with children who may be participating in virtual instruction or otherwise learning at home, this guide offers tips on establishing home learning areas, improving the home-based learning experience, and utilizing web resources for students kindergarten-Grade 6 and Grades 7-12 in the subjects of English-language arts, science, social studies, and history. Web resources for assistive technology for home learning are also included for students with reading disabilities.
Supporting Your Children's and Teens' Home Learning Guide
Tips for Using Speech-to-Text Software
This guide includes tips for caregivers and educators who are helping students get started with speech-to-text software. It also includes sample word and sentence prompts, examples of dictation practice activities, and printable cue cards.
Tips for Using Speech-to-Text Software
Understanding and Responding to Writing Prompts Guide
Learn about different writing prompts, the five components of a writing prompt, and the writing skills to be taught in order for students to respond to prompts of different genres.
Understanding and Responding to Writing Prompts Guide
What is Scope and Sequence?
This infographic provides a brief summary of what to look for in a scope and sequence for literacy instruction to gain a basic understanding of whether a curriculum provides instruction in a thorough and systematic way.
Young Adult Literature Guide - For Books Published 1974-2003
This guide developed by Iowa Reading Research Center Director Dr. Deborah K. Reed includes over 20 recommended books with summaries, difficulty level and interest level ratings, instructional information, sources of information related to the book, and more.
Young Adult Literature Guide - For Books Published 1974-2003