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Dave L Edyburn, Ph.D. of Uni. Of Wisconsin Milwaukee website] Helping students who can't read in the classroom.

Digital media - updated easily - can modify for learning Universal Design for Curriculum (UDL) Tiered instructional reading model

[|http://www.bookbox.com] - speech, writing, flash and other language subtitles. [] - other languages available [] - record yourself reading the text so students can listen to it. [] - tiered reading support [] - beginner, intermediate, advanced

[] - converts any webpage into a customized look and feel leaving the text the same, free [] - allows blind people to read a website, free screen reader, also can help ELLs

[] - There is a simple English version of a lot of Wikipedia pages.

[] - basic English dictionary [] - K-4 visual dictionary, ELL support [] - visual dictionary K-12, ELL support [|http://www.visuwords.com] [] - analyze text [] - visual dictionary [] - WordSift was created to help teachers manage the demands of vocabulary and academic language in their text materials.

Word has a cognitive rescaling tool called Auto Summarize. It works on expository text (60% of text), but not on narratives/fiction. http://textcompactor.com does a similar job. It lowers the affective filter of reading a long text.

[] - adds pictures as students write. Helpful for students with learning disabilities. [] - vozMe uses a synthesized voice to read text for me. Allows you to save the mp3 of the voice

[] - creating tiered reading assignments: cue2011 [] - elementary [] - specialized search for kids, allows search by reading levels and # of pictures.