Literacy may be one of the most important instructional areas for enhancing quality of life for
all students. One way to promote literacy skills is through engaging students in the shared …

Literacy skills are important for accessing all areas of academic content as well as for
increasing quality of life. The use of shared stories to teach early literacy skills to students …

This study reviewed published literature to determine the level of evidence for using shared
story reading to promote literacy. Shared story reading was defined as a practice used to …

Literacy is an important skill for accessing all academic content areas, and there has been
an increased focus on using a variety of assistive technology (AT) to support the acquisition …

Literacy instruction for students with significant intellectual disabilities traditionally
emphasizes isolated skills instruction focusing on sight words and basic vocabulary. Recent …

Shared stories have been shown to help increase emerging literacy skills in students with
significant intellectual disabilities. One important literacy skill is the development of listening …

Literacy skills provide numerous benefits to individuals who require augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC), including new opportunities for education, work, and …

With the increased use of iPads in classrooms, special education teachers need methods for
preparing students with developmental disabilities to access and use this technology for a …

Demonstrating comprehension of text is a complex skill that is an area of difficulty for many
students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Shared story reading is an intervention that …

Abstract Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has been shown to have benefits for students
with disabilities. However, little is known about its potential to support literacy for students …