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The students I serve are in 9th through 12th grade with special needs across the spectrum. I have students with dyslexia, Cerebral Palsy, and severe reading disabilities. Most of them have difficulty reading books and comprehending what they read. With Bookshare, they can now download a textbook, print it out in larger print (which allows them to write notes and highlight), and use the text-to-speech software which is free with Bookshare, to hear the content read aloud.
 * Reading Skill Improvements, More Reading Choices and Engaged Students!**

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I recently received an email from Emily, one of our student members and a prolific reader. She shared a list of her recently published favorite books and suggested that they might make excellent reading over the holiday break for other student members. This week, with her permission, I’m sharing Emily’s recommended titles, along with a synopsis of each book, with you. Depending on the reader’s maturity level, these books are appropriate for middle and high school readers. Happy Reading!
 * What We're Reading {December 10 2010}: Great Books to Read Over the Holidays for Middle and High School Readers**

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We asked Laura Koch, IA Specialist for Muscatine Community School District, Iowa, to share examples of how Bookshare has supported students in her school district this year. Laura, an early adopter of our online library of accessible books, gave us this wonderful story for our website last year; we wanted to follow up to see how Bookshare was helping her students. Here are Laura’s answers to our questions:
 * "Great Resource for Inclusion Settings," says IA Specialist**

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True or False: 1. Special education students are general education students first. 2. All students are special education students. The answer, both are true.
 * A Path Towards the Least Restrictive Environment**

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