Speech-Language Pathologist Shares Creative e-Book Blog

Eric Sailers, M.A., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistive Technology Specialist at LaMesa-Spring Valley School District and Crimson Center in CA shared with us an outstanding use of Web 2.0 skills using our Start-to-Finish book, The Tuskeegee Airmen. Check it out!

http://speechlanguagepathologysharing.blogspot.com/2009/02/chapter-7-summary-of-tuskegee-airmen.html

Annabel's Story- Thanks for writing to us!

Annabel wrote to Don earlier this month. She said..."I use Cowriter and WriteoutLoud for homework and stuff I find on the Internet for things that I can't read. Before I used Cowriter, I struggled in every class. I felt everyone could read or write or do more than me. I got picked on. Then my special-education teacher Ms. Craig, told me that I qualify for an alpha smart and Write out Loud with Cowriter so I could do more assignments for all my teachers. I use them all the time!"

Read Annabel's Letter!
http://www.donjohnston.com/products/cowriter/testimonials_reviews.html

Hear Don on LIVE Talk Radio - No Limits to Learning

Lon Thornburg, Educator and Radio Talk Blog Host of "No Limits to Learning" interviewed Don Johnston today on why he wrote Building Wings. Hear Don read letters from students and talk about the impact his book has made on thousands of struggling learners.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nolimits2learninglive/blog/2008/12/01/Building-Wings-Don-Johnston-Shares-on-Student-Advocacy-and-Accommodation

Don's UDL Article Featured in Exceptional Parent Magazine

Pick up the September issue of Exceptional Parent Magazine and read Don's article on "Learning Alternatives and Strategies for Struggling Students". This informative article will describe the three learning networks found in the brain and discuss Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies and approaches. Check it out!

Readers' Theater Showcase 2008 Winners!

Visit the Don Johnston website to view the Readers’ Theater Showcase

These creative presentations submitted by special education teachers and their students will "knock your socks off" and give you some fabulous ideas to start your own student self-advocacy program! The winners of the 2008 contest are: Barb Wollack from Highland Park Junior High School in St. Paul, MN and Linda Bates, from Pomfret Community School, CT. View their award-winning digital storybook and wiki at www.donjohnston.com. Tell us what you think!

http://www.donjohnston.com/building_wings/rt_winner/readers_theater_winner.html

Read Along With Don - Live Narration of Building Wings

You can now access the full version of Building Wings online and hear Don narrate his auto-biography. Visit www.donjohnston.com/buildingwingslive

Don Featured in AT NEWS as Leader in Assistive Technologies

Read Don's Interview with John Williams, renown columnist and advocate for persons with special disabilities at www.ATNews.com