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AEM

Published on Apr 07, 2016

Accessible Educational Materials are making a difference for students with print disabilities. This slide deck was used preceding the presentation "AEM: One District's Story of Implementation" at the Charting The Cs Conference, April 25, 2016.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

When print

is a problem
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Meaning

can get lost
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Reading

is a big part of the learning exerience
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Textbooks, worksheets, webpages

find it hard to keep up

students who struggle with print
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find it hard to keep up

students who struggle with print
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District 742 has a great resource

for students with print disabilities
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AEM

Accessible Educational Materials
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Students can

to books on mobile devices
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they can read

digital books at their own speed
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With visual supports

to keep them on track

Devices as small as an iTouch
give students access to content
in any setting.

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We are a multi-platform district.

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Most use an iPad mini

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At Apollo High

students can drop in for AEM support

In the words of students:

"I think it's great... cuz it reads to me"

"I use it for journals."

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"It helps me understand things better."

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"Since I started taking my history tests online, my scores have improved by a landslide."

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