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Children's Picture Books to Target Core Word Vocabulary

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Children's Picture Books to Target Core Word Vocabulary

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MELD Children's Picture books to target core word vocabulary

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You can use this to make class books or search for books by topic.

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Welcome

Welcome to the Tar Heel Reader, a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Click here to learn more about alternative access methods.

You may write your own books using pictures from the huge collection at Flickr or pictures you upload. All books should be complete, edited, and revised to the best of your ability before publishing them to the site. While you are working on them, please save them as drafts.

Note the little well icon in the upper left corner of the page; clicking it will allow you to access the main menu. You can also click the settings icon to change settings on some pages.

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Welcome to the Tar Heel Reader, a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Click here to learn more about alternative access methods.

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Blank template for you to use to create a lesson plan for a book.

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Bitsboard is a good option for writing a classroom book. You would need to download to an apple device.

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password is MELD. (Lesson Plans are under the Lesson Plan framework and MELD kits tab)

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"MELD". Please enter the access key that was given to you with this link. If you have not received an access key, please contact the author of this binder.

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27 Early Language Skills for Preschoolers

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Tips for dealing with difficult behavior

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Tips for dealing with difficult behavior

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Tips for Dealing with DIFFICULT BEHAVIOR

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Instructional Tips for Building Comm in All Students

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Tab 9.5  Poster Say it with Universal Core

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Harold is an observant and active high school senior. Jade is blind and has severe intellectual disabilities. Jeffrey is an elementary student who has complex physical needs. Nathan is an enthusiastic and energetic preschool student. Do you know a Harold, Jade, Jeffrey, or Nathan?

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Project Core - A Stepping-Up Technology Implementation Grant Directed by the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies

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Harold is an observant and active high school senior. Jade is blind and has severe intellectual disabilities. Jeffrey is an elementary student who has complex physical needs. Nathan is an enthusiastic and energetic preschool student. Do you know a Harold, Jade, Jeffrey, or Nathan?

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The Communication Matrix is a free assessment tool created to help families and professionals easily understand the communication status, progress, and unique needs of anyone functioning at the early stages of communication or using forms of communication other than speaking or writing.