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Resources for incorporating technology into children's learning when they are experiencing special needs

By: Carrie Portrie , EC-SEAT Project Coordinator Last year, Erin Phillips, a former EC-SEAT scholar now preschool special educator in Laconia, NH wrote about Bookshare in the post "Bookshare an Untapped Resource." . After re-reading this post this morning, I began to search for Assistive Technology for young children and accessible instructional/education materials (AIM, AEM). I found a blog post shared on Reading Rockets (a website coordinated by WETA Public Television ) by June Behrman a former special educator for children Pre-K through 6th grade titled, "Aiming for Access."  The post highlights webinars from the April 2016 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)'s "Week of the Young Child." The webinars were presented by Beth Poss of the Center on Technology and Disability.   As I continued down a rabbit hole of information, I wondered how best to share all these great resources for teachers, families, and resear...