Literacy….                                       ·        Is part of life for young and old ·        Is reading, writing and the desire to learn ·        Technology provides the motivation and prompts for struggling readers ·        Options increase access to the curriculum and independent learning ·        Thinking Universal Design increases peer partnerships and shared learning ·        Emergent literacy focuses on oral language, early experiences with print, picture books and early writing     Linking for... with   Technology        Language Concepts  Elementary School  Adapted Books  Print Concepts  Middle School  Graphic Organizers  Phonemic Awareness  High School  Text Readers  Letters and Numbers  Older Adults  Software:  Story Telling & Re-telling  Learning Disabilities  - Intellitools  Shared Stories  Visual Impairments  - Balanced Literacy  Prediction  Traumatic Brain Injuries  - My Own Bookshelf  Comprehension  Strokes  - Clicker Software      - Writing with Symbols      - Earobics      Bookworm      Braille'n Speak      Scholar      Mountbatten      Brailler      Voice Output Devices      Word Walls Using PECS      Web-based literacy Programs   Want to know more:     Products for building literacy:  Bridges Canada   A Framework for Braille Literacy:  Evaluation assistive technology tools for the literacy curriculum. Summary of Conference Presentation   Bookworm – makes almost any book a “talking book”  Bookworm