A new PBS show, "A Chance to Read," highlights new strategies that special education teachers across the country are using to help students find success. With a provocative premise that claims society "assumes" children with disabilities can't learn to read well, the program explores an innovative literacy program in Fort Worth, Texas, for students who have cognitive disabilities. Students who have Williams or Down syndromes or autism are making surprising gains in a program devised by a researcher at Southern Methodist University.
"A Chance to Read" also profiles a revolutionary program for deaf and hard of hearing students; highlights the importance --and difficulty -- of learning Braille; follows an unusual program for students who are "twice-exceptional"; and highlights emerging assistive technologies. Hosted by actress Molly Ringwald, who grew up reading to her jazz musician father, who is blind, "A Chance to Read" will air on public television stations this fall (check local listings).
For more information about the show, or to watch it online, please click: http://pbsmail.org/ct/5pxF-Np1hXVs/
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