Wayne County School System

Jesup, GA

Empower All Students to reach Their Highest Levels of Achievement

Reading Resources

Reading Skills

Reading instruction requires consideration in multiple areas:

Physical Arrangement
Communication skills
Comprehension skills
Word Attack Skills
Sight Vocabulary Skills

Assessing Students' Needs for Assistive Technology (ASNAT) 5th Edition is a free publication on www.wati.org and can be downloaded and/or viewed for references and guidance in decision making. Chapter 7 deals with reading skills.

AT for Reading	Website Examples
Physical Arrangement Needs vision motor skills	Transparent Color Overlays http://irlen.com/index.php?s=overlays Reading Strips http://rlac.com/store/E.Z.C.-Reader-Strips.html Page Fluffers http://www.adaptableminds.com/toyexamples.html Rubber Finger Pad to turn pages http://www.officesupplysanity.com/home/oss/page_117857/rubber_finger_tips_size_11_small_amber_12pack.html?rid=base&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=office_supplies Tabletop Easel (Bookstand) http://service.maddak.com/catalog/732310000.asp Automatic Page turners Talking Books
Communication Skills	Boardmaker Books http://www.bcps.k12.md.us/boardmaker/Results.asp Pictures/Symbols with Texthttp://bubbl.us Newspaper with picture supportshttp://www.news-2-you.com
Comprehension Skills	Teacher Created Strategy Charts Eraseable Highlighters Highlighting Tape Post It Notes (transparant or other) Reading Strips http://rlac.com/store/E.Z.C.-Reader-Strips.html Graphic Organizershttp://gliffy.com Electronic Texthttp://accessiblebookcollection.org Read OutLoudhttp://donjohnston.com/readoutloud
Word Attack Skills	Newspaper with picture supportshttp://www.news-2-you.com Symbol Worldhttp://www.symbolworld.org
Sight Vocabulary Skills	Visual Dictionaryhttp://www.visuwords.com

Wayne County School System

Jesup, GA

Special Education

Reading Resources

Reading Skills

Wayne County School System