Creating and adapting books
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This session will teach attendees how to write and create adapted and differentiated books that will promote cultural awareness and develop global competence. Attendees will be able to create a variety of differentiated books around international studies (in print and digitally). The session will be most meaningful for elementary teachers and special education teachers of all grades. Attendees will have the opportunity to view books created by teachers at DCIS at Fairmont and to practice creating books of their own.
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Creating and adapting books
- 1. Creating and Adapting Books to Teach International Studies to ALL Students Kim Pappas- Tarte Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont Denver, Colorado
- 2. Introductions – Kim Tarte (Multi-intensive and severe special education teacher) – Please tell us your name, where you are from, and what you teach.
- 3. Welcome! – Objectives for session – Attendees will be able to identify what an adapted book is and why they are important. – Attendees will be able to create a variety of differentiated books around international studies. – Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss further ideas for adapting books.
- 4. DCIS at Fairmont – Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont is an ECE-5 elementary school within Denver Public Schools. – Next year will be our 4th year open (we were a turn-around school) – We have 3 general education classrooms for each grade level, a severe- needs special education classroom, a fully-inclusive 3-4 year old program, specials (Art, Music, PE, Mandarin, and library) – The SPED team includes: school psychologist, school nurse, 2 mild/moderate special education teachers, a severe-needs teacher, an ECSE teacher, a SLP, an OT and a PT
- 5. What is an adapted book? – Any book that has been modified (or adapted) in some way that makes it more accessible to a student who struggles with typical books or literacy. – A few examples of adaptations include: – Color contrast and Braille – Simplified text and age appropriate text adaptation – Tactile additions Special Education Service Agency www.sesa.org
- 6. Turn and Talk – Do you think adapted books might be beneficial to students in your classroom/ school? Why? – Can you think of a student or group of students who might benefit from an adapted book?
- 7. Importance – Adapted books can help struggling readers or students with disabilities to access print/ books in a more independent and meaningful way – They give ALL students the opportunity to investigate their world – Adapted books have given my students a fun and engaging way to investigate the world
- 8. Adapting physical book – You can adapt physical books you already have in print by: – Modifying or shortening the text on the pages – Adding pictures to pages – Adding textures (for younger students)
- 9. Making Adapted Books with PowerPoint – You can easily make your own books that incorporate the four domains using PowerPoint
- 10. Examples of PowerPoint Adapted Books
- 11. Examples of PowerPoint Adapted Books
- 13. Adapted books with Book Writer – Book Writer is an iPad app. for creating books – It’s only $4.99 and is super easy to use – You can write and create your own books, or take pictures of printed books and record the audio
- 14. Examples of Book Writer Adapted Books
- 15. Examples of Book Writer Adapted Books
- 16. Examples of Book Writer Adapted Books
- 17. Book Writer Tutorial Tip: -If you want to adapt a book you already have in print, you can take pictures of each page in the book and then insert them in Book writer the same way