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Notice Regarding Resource Availability

We are updating our Adapted Literature and Lessons to ensure they fully comply with the U.S. Department of Justice’s final rule updating Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for web and mobile accessibility. Most of these resources have been temporarily removed for remediation.

If you would like to request specific files, please contact us at sherlockcenter@ric.edu, and we will be happy to provide them directly. There may be delays in responding based on volume of requests. 

Our resources remain searchable in the fields below. You can search by keyword or title in the “Search All Adapted Literature and Lessons” box or you can search by resource type, format, grade level and/or file type. Items are listed alphabetically. 
 

Our Policy

The Sherlock Center documents the original author and source on all adapted materials.  The Sherlock Center also follows fair use guidance provided in the U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index in the creation and sharing of these resources.

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Key

CVICortical Visual Impairment

These materials have a black background and are created for students with cortical visual impairments who need resources with minimal movement, reduced color complexity and images with minimal details.

VIVisual Impairment

These resources have a black background and are created for students with a visual impairment who need high-contrast, focused images that convey story concepts.

BKBook

These stories or lessons are presented as simply-stated text with picture symbols.

GDExtended Literacy Guide

These materials provide ideas for using book-specific objects to help with learning and engagement of complex learners.

INTInteractive

These materials present the book in simply-stated text with picture symbols in an interactive manner.

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  • Literature

    Alice in Wonderland

    by Lewis B. Carroll

    6-12 Grade Level
  • Lesson

    All About Mud

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Lesson

    All About Organisms

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Literature

    All about Recycling

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Literature

    Alligator Under the Bed

    by Mercer Mayer

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Alligator Under the Bed

    by Mercer Mayer

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Aly Cat Takes Over First Grade

    by Ellen Leroe

    1-4 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Amazing Grace

    by Caroline Binch

    4-6 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Amelia Bedelia Family Album

    by Peggy Parish

    4-6 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Amos and Boris

    by William Steig

    4-6 Grade Level
  • Literature

    And Tango Makes Three

    by Justine Richardson

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Animal Farm

    by George Orwell

    6-12 Grade Level
  • Lesson

    Animal Habitats

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Lesson

    Animal Habitats

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Lesson

    Animals Adapt

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Lesson

    Animals Eat Plants

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Literature

    Animals in the Ocean

    by Sherlock Center

    PreK-8 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Animals in the Ocean

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Literature

    Are You My Mother?

    by P.D. Eastman

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Arthur's Christmas

    by Marc Brown

    PreK-2 Grade Level