Accessible Instructional Materials: Resources & Bibliography

Resources

Supported Reading Software 2008 (doc) - a comprehensive overview of fee to free text readers

Text to MP# Conversion (doc) - resources for creating MP3 audio files

Commercial Sources of eText (doc) - a non-exhaustive listing of commerical eText products

Accessible File Formats in School Environments, from AccessIT at the University of Washington

Bibliography

Balajthy, E., (2005) Text-to-Speech Software for Helping Struggling Readers, Reading Online. A meta-analysis of research on the effects of TTS software with struggling readers.

Duffield, J. & Wahl, L., (2005) Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners: What Teachers Can Do, WestEd, http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/view/lib/2484.

Stahl, S. (2004). The promise of accessible textbooks: Increased achievement for all students National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum (NCAC), Wakefield, MA.

Stahl, S. (2006). Accessible Textbooks in the Classroom. The NIMAS Development & Technical Assistance Centers, Wakefield, MA.

Stahl, S. (2008), Accessible Textbooks in the Classroom II. The NIMAS Development & Technical AssistanceCenters, Wakefield, MA.

Welcome to the Accessible Instructional Materials Resource Blog

In most schools, print-based instructional materials, such as textbooks, are a prime way of delivering curricular content. This system works fine for many learners. But for others—those who struggle to read because of physical, sensory, cognitive, or learning differences—such materials are not usable for learning. These students need accessible instructional materials (AIM) in order to access the general education curriculum. Such access is guaranteed in federal education statutes, such as IDEA and NCLB, as well as those of several states.

This blog is a work-in-progress and contains an ever-expanding collection of resources designed to facilitate the awareness and implementation of accessible instructional materials (AIM) in today's classrooms.

Accessible Instructional Materials

Resources & Bibliography

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