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= = =**Every Child is a Potential Reader **=

These are handouts and information from our station at the AT showcase. Our philosophy at Perkins in the Deafblind program is that "every child is a potential reader" and that every student needs to learn in a literacy rich environment that is accessible to them visually and tactually. Below are some of our resources and publications.

Our PowerPoint:

[|CEC_power_point.pdf]

Handouts

[|The Social Functions of Reading and Writing.pdf]

[|About the Accessible Book Collection.pdf]

The links below are to a recent article in the New England Center Deafblind Project Newsletter. The article highlights literacy strategies for children who are deafblind.

[|NEC News Vol6 I4 Feb 2008 final.pdf]

[|NEC News Vol6 I4 Feb 2008 Pull Outs.pdf]

Links:

The Accessible Book Collection - download accessible books

www.accessiblebookcollection.org

Clicker 5

[|www.cricksoft.com]

Intellitools

[|www.intellitools.com]

www.intellitools.com

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at:

Patricia Weismer Teacher/Assisitive Technology Specialist Perkins School for the Blind patricia.weismer@perkins.org

Deirdre Leech Teacher Perkins School for the Blind deirdre.leech@perkins.org