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Building Wings

Differentiated.
Engaging.
Purposeful.

Our evidence-based special education resources are designed to help ALL students reach new
heights in their literacy learning.

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Literacy Instruction Resources to Help All Learners Soar

ALL students are capable of experiencing learning breakthroughs.
They just need opportunity—and the right resources.

Readtopia®

Engage ALL students in learning phonics and early reading with Readtopia. Developed based on research by Dr. Karen Erickson, Readtopia teaches experiential lessons across multiple themes and subjects.
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ReadtopiaGO™

ReadtopiaGO™ is a comprehensive early literacy curriculum for emergent learners, Pre-K to Grade 2, designed to help get our youngest students on the road to literacy.
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Monarch Reader™

Monarch Reader™ is an online library of free books for beginning readers of all ages and adapted books for special education. Browse our growing collection, create your own digital books and more!
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News Currents®

News Currents® is an educator-led current events program for learners in Grades 3-12+ that helps learners develop critical thinking skills, understand different perspectives, and become informed citizens of the world.
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Newstopia™

Newstopia™ combines the power of learning about news and world issues for students receiving special education services in grades 3-12+. Weekly content includes current event articles, multimedia materials and more!
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Educators using these curriculum solutions will find they are:

  • research-based and aligned with the science of reading
  • include prompts for explicit instruction and resources for new educators and substitute teachers to provide literacy instruction using best practices
  • can be used to engage learners of all abilities and all ages
  • enable school districts to provide equitable instruction that crosses over inclusive and self-contained classrooms
  • incorporates multimodal learning opportunities and accessibility features to meet the needs of ALL learners
  • include rich media that are age-respectful with themes and graphics celebrating diversity and inclusion

Why Special Educators Love Building Wings

Thousands of teachers use our comprehensive special education resources to ensure that students facing the biggest challenges in their learning process can read, write, and communicate.
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“There’s other opportunities that have been huge for these students that they may have not gotten in other curriculums.”
Cathy Kostecki, Assistant Superintendent

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Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D.​

Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D. is Director of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. Her focus is on understanding the best ways to assess and teach reading and writing to children with the most severe disabilities. As a special education teacher, Dr. Erickson has worked to support students with a range of disabilities in a variety of classroom settings, particularly students who do not use speech as their primary means of communication.

Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds

Author Profile: https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=110&Name=Karen+Erickson,Ph.D.​

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