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There are many special weeks and/or days to celebrate in the month of September. AIM-VA has books in accessible formats to support many of the topics.

Looking for literacy-focused activities? Here are a few fun and engaging ideas for the month of August.

Looking for literacy-focused activities? Here are a few fun and engaging ideas for the month of May.

Looking for literacy-focused activities? Here are a few fun and engaging ideas for the month of April.

Looking for literacy-focused activities? Here are a few fun and engaging ideas for the month of March.

Don’t forget to order and download reading books for your students from AIM-VA to support the celebration of Black History Month.

Did you know that students with complex reading support needs and print disabilities can benefit from a variety of reading formats? When making decisions on which format to use consider that students will have varying needs.

Are you looking for new or improved ways to integrate accessibility in your classroom or schools? The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) AEM Café may be the resource for you.

Creating annotations is important for readers who want to take notes while they are reading. Taking notes of important items to remember will make it easier to review the document for main ideas or important details. It’s also a way to note where there are questions that need to be answered. Creating annotations helps students become involved and engaged with the text. It may help students focus on the important content in the text.

When students are reading at home on a…

• laptop, mobile device, large print, paper braille or refreshable braille displays
• at home seated on a lounge chair, couch or bed

Students who read at home with various accessible options, most often do so in a very casual way; by sitting on a couch or lying in bed. What we need to consider when students read at home in this was is the position of their bodies and the impact it can have on how long they read, how productive their reading is, and how the position itself effects their bodies.