Adapted+Books

Contains slides of presentation done at NC CEC convention January 2010.
 * Adapting Books Presentation Handout**: **Adapting Books Google Docs Folder**

** Assorted General Curriculum Projects Adapted Texts: @http://education.uncc.edu/access/adaptedbooks.htm ** University of NC at Charlotte's website of adapted books that go along with curriculum in NC standard course of study. The books open with and print with Writing with Symbols, a rebus based software tool.

This ia site with more than **800** books made with Boardmaker and they are listed by title and contain a subject area as well. The books are zipped so you have to download and unzip them before you use them. **There is a 9, 20 or 56 location communication board included!**
 * Baltimore City Public Schools: []**

**NYC Dept. of Education: @http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/District75/Departments/Literacy/AdaptedBooks/default ** These are adapted books and materials created with Boardmaker picture symbols, Writing with Symbols, and MS PowerPoint software. You must have Boardmaker and/or Writing with Symbols software installed on your computer to view or open those files. Many books have been converted to Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format as well.

**Paul V Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College**: ** [] ** This site contains adpated books in several formats: Powerpoint, text video, etc. It contains resources for both younger (pre-k to elementary) and older (6-12) students and the books are rated for appropriate audience.

**SymbolWorld: __@http://www.symbolworld.org/__ ** This is a website created by Widgit Software, dedicated to people who use symbols. It has material for all ages and includes personal contributions, stories and learning materials. eLive is an on-line magazine within SymbolWorld especially for older readers. SymbolWorld is designed to have clear easy navigation with large buttons for any links. There are free, downloadable readers for the web and book content. You can contribute your own articles and books by creating them with Writing with Symbols software.