adding a library of books and magazines to a park is a really good low-cost way to offer an activity for people with special needs
Little free libraries have become a very popular addition to parks. Here we will discuss ways to use the concept of little free libraries to offer activities for people with special needs at parks“We Both Read books have been a great resource for my students with learning disabilities. . . . The students and I are surprised how well and how much they read when using your delightful books.”
Marilyn Whiteaker, Kellybook Elementary, Kansas City, MO
The We Both Read books are so highly effective because they engage both children and parents in reading—and make it easy for them to be successful. The concept of the series is simple: each book is specially formatted for a parent and child to take turns reading aloud alternate pages. The parent’s pages feature higher-level text (at about a 5th-grade reading level), while the child’s pages feature text that matches the child’s reading level.
This shared experience reduces the frustrations of beginning and struggling readers—and makes reading fun! Children get to practice reading at their skill level and they also have the opportunity to relax and listen as the fluent reading of more complex text is modeled for them. The result is increased comprehension, fluency, and support for their decoding skills, along with increased enthusiasm for reading.
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Story walks turn reading into an active Recreation activity.
In Iowa, The Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled would like to help libraries and communities ensure that their StoryWalks and Story Trails are accessible to all individuals.
We can provide both Braille and Audio formats for your StoryWalk/Story Trail.
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Coloring Outside Autism's Lines: 50+ Activities, Adventures, and Celebrations for Families with Children with Autism
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