Student Guide Corner

There are numerous options for meeting the needs of all learners in our classrooms. One area that teachers often find challenging is how to adjust the reading level or adapt the content for students who are English Language Learners, have intellectual disabilities or need information cognitively rescaled  for any reason. Here are some free tools to try: 1. When conducting a Google Search , did you know you can adjust your search by reading level? Learn how to do that here . This can be invaluable for many students. 2. Did you know Wikipedia offers a more user friendly version for students who need information simplified called Simple English Wikipedia ? Here's the home page to explore more. 3. Auto summarize tools scale back the amount of information a student must decode and comprehend. Two free autosummarize  tools are TextCompactor and TLDR - Chrome  (Too Long, Didn't Read) TLDR - Firefox. 4. A fantastic tool which modifies language in classic books, online articl...

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