A Chance to Read: Images
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Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald hosts "A Chance to Read."
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Molly Ringwald hosts "A Chance to Read."
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Signs of literacy
Jedidiah Figueroa of Gideon Pond Elementary is part of a revolutionary program in Burnsville, Minnesota, to help deaf and hard of hearing children improve their reading skills. Using cued English and American Sign Language, the students in the program are finding surprising successes. Photo: Adam Geiss 2007 ©
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Cued English, a system of eight hand shapes and four placements to represent vowels and consonants, gives deaf and hard of hearing students a way to visualize the sounds of language. Photo: Adam Geiss 2007 ©
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Understanding the sounds of language is critical to learning to read. Photo: Adam Geiss 2007 ©
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Kitri Kyllo runs the school district's program for deaf and hard of hearing students in Burnsville, Minnesota. Photo: Adam Geiss 2007 ©
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American Sign Language (ASL), designed to use the medium of space, is its own language, with its own grammar and syntax. Photo: Adam Geiss 2007 ©
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ASL communicates ideas and serves to connect the deaf and hard of hearing community. Photo: Adam Geiss 2007 ©
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Twice exceptional
In Albuquerque, teacher L. Dennis Higgins finds creative ways to challenge his "twice exceptional" students. Dr. Higgins accommodates his students' learning disabilities while providing opportunities for them to use their intellectual gifts in projects that require high-level thinking. Photo: Jake Schoellkopf 2006 ©
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Zain Bajwa is a second grader who is capable of doing fifth grade math. He is also dyslexic. Dr. Higgins works to help Zain make basic connections between letters and sounds but also engages him in in-depth discussions. Photo: Jake Schoellkopf 2006 ©
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Seven-year-old Eli Stone is a gifted thinker who has writing difficulties. Dr. Higgins accommodates Eli's disability by teaching him to write on a computer. Photo: Jake Schoellkopf 2006 ©
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Sophisticated projects like writing and recording an original song keep Dr. Higgins' students engaged in learning. Photo: Jake Schoellkopf 2006 ©
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Untapped potential
Jason Franklin's infectious smile and outgoing personality belie the struggles he faces in school. Jason has Williams syndrome, a genetic condition that makes learning to read a serious challenge. Jason is part of a research study in Texas that is showing promising results in teaching children who have cognitive disabilities like Williams or Down syndrome or autism. Photo: Mike Fuentes 2006 ©
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One of the unique behavioral characteristics of Williams syndrome is an affinity toward music. Photo: Mike Fuentes 2006 ©
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Jason's mother, Manya Mimms, reinforces the importance of learning to read. Photo: Mike Fuentes 2006 ©
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Jason practices basketball for the Special Olympics. Photo: Mike Fuentes 2006 ©
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How I see words
Ethan Ligon, a fourth grader in Denton, Texas, has learned to read fluently in Braille, a feat that only 10 percent of people who are blind have accomplished. Photo: Angilee Wilkerson UNT-URCM
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Ethan's parents have embraced Braille, undertaking the complex process of learning it themselves. Photo: Angilee Wilkerson UNT-URCM
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Access granted
Dr. Christopher Lee, head of the Alternative Media Access Center at the University of Georgia, uses emerging technologies to help students with disabilities utilize electronic textbooks.
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Dr. Lee, severely dyslexic himself, used assistive technology to complete his Ph.D. and to write two books. Now he's determined to help others use the technology that made his accomplishments possible.
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