Book Companions make read alouds accessible and meaningful to students with disabilities. The Book Companion for Jabari Jumps aligns to the story to teach the theme and key details of the text. It is such a sweet story about loving yourself exactly as you are. Let’s check out 4 activities for Jabari Jumps! Grab Jabari Jumps here. (affiliate link here) GET THE BOOK First, you’ll need the book. You can get Jabari Jumps on Amazon (affiliate link), at your local bookstore or library, or there are some great read aloud versions on Youtube. The book companion sets never include the book, just activities to support supplemental learning and comprehension. Vocabulary The first activity you can do with your students is vocabulary for Jabari Jumps. There are 3 different ways you can...
Book companions are a fun and engaging way to get students interacting with a read aloud picture book! When I was teaching I had a lot of difficulty finding leveled book companions that would meet the needs of students in my self-contained classroom, so I made my own. Here’s a look inside the best book companions for special education classrooms (SUMMER themed!) ((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link (and I actually find the best prices for you!) but I make a small commission off of sales. This helps me to test out more materials and bring you more quality content. Thanks for supporting my little blog!)) WHAT ARE BOOK COMPANIONS?...
In the first part of this article, we saw that measuring and comparing typefaces is not a simple task. Testing it (subjectively or objectively) also depends on the context — which can be very tricky. We saw how important it is to keep the typographic design parameters and variables the same to get a more accurate result while testing different typefaces. Did you miss out on it? Don’t worry! Take a look at the first part of this article here so you can get all the context you need to fully enjoy it. Measuring, comparing, and testing typefaces may guide your project decisions towards a more accessible and highly legible typeface. Let’s dive into the specifics of typeface aspects so...
During standardized testing season, it is usually pretty quiet around the school building. Most classes are testing simultaneously or other teachers in the building are aware that certain classrooms are in a testing time. Other times in the year though, you could be giving a cumulative math exam and it sounds like wild elephants running through the hallway. Never assume others will know that you need a little extra concentration quiet just because your classroom door is closed. Instead, use a visual aid. Once during a reading comprehension test, the students were quietly working until another class went out to the playground for a reward session. Of course, the playground was right outside my classroom window. And it was warm...
Hyperlexic children have comprehension issues that are often hidden or masked by their strengths. Below we'll take a closer look at comprehension masking in hyperlexia and what that means.Quite a few people have misconceptions about the comprehension issues that accompany hyperlexia. Even though it's a core trait that has been well documented in the research for the last 50-ish years.Part of the
