Highlighter Tape: Highlighter tape can be used by the student to highlight the text, as well as, allow the student to highlight the text in different colors. This will help them sort out their ideas, find the main points in a text, or highlight a word to come back to it another time. http://www.lakeshore.com
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Magnifying Glass: A magnifying glass can be a useful resource for helping students read. A magnifying glass enlarges the words. If the print in a book is small it can be enlarged to help the student see the text better. Magnifying glasses come in various forms so one can be found based on the students needs. http://www.walmart.com/magnifyingglass
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Audio Books/Books on Tape: Books on tape speaks the story out loud. This is helpful for students who auditory disorders. They can choose their volume level and listen at their own rate. This is good for students who have trouble reading as they can choose the pace the story reads at as well as students who cannot or just learning to read.
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Just Books Read Aloud: Along with the audio books/books on tape, this website provides youtube videos of books being read out loud with the book in the video. This is good for students with auditory disorders and students learning to read. This website has books listed by subject, reading level, size of the story, and other languages. The other language books are good for ELL learners or students who want to learn another language. http://www.justbooksreadaloud.com/IndexCategory.php?t=ARLevel&p1=2&p2=
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Pointers: Students can use pointers to help them follow the lines or words while they are reading. This can help a student not get lost or overwhelmed when there is a lot text on the page. They can use the pointer to help them focus on the one particular line or word they are reading. http://www.lakeshore.com
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Ipads/Tablets/E-readers: These items are helpful to all different kinds of students when reading. There are many different apps or books that can be downloaded on these devices that can assist students in an easier time reading. These devices are portable and can be used while on car trips or traveling so a student can practice reading outside of the class and home. They can vary based on the type of learner that are using them. http://www.bestbuy.com/ereaders
Braille Stories: Providing children's books in braille will benefit students who are low vision or blind. By providing these books, these students will have the same opportunities to read the same books as their peers. These books are available from many different websites and are good for students of all ages.
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Electronic Pen: Electronic pens are very helpful to a student during reading. They can use the pen by placing it over the words in a book and having the pen say the word out loud. This will allow them to look at the words while they are being said. The pen can record the story so the student can go back and practice it on their own. http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-TAG-Reading-System-Green/dp/B003JQV9LG
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Vocabulary Word Rings: Vocabulary word rings can be provided to students based on the story they are reading. It will have the word on one side and the definition on the other. This will allow the student to read the story and have something to reference if they get stuck on what a specific word in the story means. These can be created by the teacher based on the book being read.
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Reading Windows: These can be created from many different materials such as index cards or plastic film. A line is cut straight out of the index card. This is used so a student can put one sentence inside the window. It can help children who are dyslexic so they are not overwhelmed by all of the text on the page. These can be created by teachers or students.
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