The weather is getting warm again everywhere. Here in Southern California it’s almost always time to go outside, but I do remember those co...
Do You Celebrate the Earth?
Believe it or not, I can still remember the very first Earth Day celebration in 1970. It was a beautiful day (even in the Northeast) and pe...
Top 2 Things Many Kids with Disabilities Love: Want Some Warm, Fuzzy Technology?
The concept of a soft, fuzzy stuffed animal ‘friend’ to read to you, teach you, and talk to or for you is a great one. When my son was very ...
Semester is drawing to a close - let us help you close it out.
The final two weeks of classes are upon us. This is just a quick reminder for students who utilize our support services: the ELS team is ea...
The Number 1 Reason Why We Need Fringe Vocabulary - Learn From My Mistakes
This is a cautionary tale for those who support augmentative-alternative communication (AAC) users. We spend a great deal of time talking a...
International Student Appreciation Day - March 30th, 2016
Next Wednesday is a special day on VIU's campus. It is International Student Appreciation Day! Are you interested in joining in? When: 1...
iOS Update 9.3: New Language Features
The 9.3 update to iOS released March 21 includes two language improvements: +addition of Spanish (Latin America) to the system language choi...
If Your Student Can't Speak Well, How Can He Read and Write?
I am actually away this weekend, celebrating my 60th birthday. Someone told me that 60 is the new 40. Does that mean I get an extra 20 yea...
March 17th is Earth Hour
It's Earth Hour today! The mural/sculpture below, located out side VIU's Bookstore, was inspired by the Ist Nation's belief tha...
Building World Knowledge with ELS on Facebook
The ELS Facebook page now has interesting 3-5 minute talks that can help build your world knowledge. Also, these make excellent listening p...
English Language Support Tutorials
Here's some news about where to find useful tutorials for reading and research. If you go to YouTube , you'll find tutorials on libr...
More Core in Shared Reading for AAC Users. How Can You Do It?
Last week I shared a variety of resources with you for using core vocabulary in shared reading with your AAC users and students with minimal...
Earth Hour Thursday March 17
On Thursday, March 17 (the perfect day for being green) , we’re inviting the VIU Nanaimo campus to— · turn off unneeded lights, ...
Office For Mac Now Officially Supports Arabic/Hebrew
MS has announced that as of its March update (15.20 for Word), RTL support is included in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. For...
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