Loving Literacy & AAC

It’s International Literacy Month. We want to take this opportunity to remember that EVERYONE should have direct literacy instruction. Some students will be starting by learning to enjoy books while others will be readers already. Either way, there should be a literacy plan with short term and long term goals. If you need ideas for beginning or just expanding reading skills,  here are some seriously excellent literacy resources for AAC.  Take a look, enjoy and please let us know  your favorite literacy resources so we can add them to this list.  

 TalkSense- 101 ideas for literacy and AAC. Also, provides access to many picture symbols and litSymbols

        Jane Farrall’s Blog:  Literacy, AAC, & Assistive Technology– Literacy resources specific to AAC and assistive technology

Tar Heel Reader – books for beginning readers of all ages.

Bookshare- accessible books and journals for readers with print disabilities

 Center for Literacy and Disabilities Studies– resources for learning about teaching literacy to individuals of all ages and any disability

 Literacy Instruction for individuals Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and Other Disabilities– guidelines for literacy Instruction for  individuals with complex communication needs (CCN).