Online Adapted Literature & Lessons

  1. Resources
  2. Online Adapted Literature & Lessons

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.

U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index

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.

Find an Adapted Literature or Lesson

Active filters

Literature or Lesson
General Resources
CVI & VI Resources
  • Literature

    Brown Bear, Brown Bear

    by Eric Carle

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Brown Girl Dreaming

    by Jacqueline Woodson

    4-12 Grade Level

    General Resources

    GD PDF English 1.75 MB

    BK PDF English 530.36 KB

    Int PowerPoint Presentation 539.41 KB

  • Literature

    Brush Well

    by Katie S. Bagley

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Lesson

    Butterfly Life Cycle

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Literature

    Call of the Wild

    by Jack London

    4-6 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Calm Down Time

    by Elizabeth Verdick

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Cam Jansen Baseball Mystery

    by David A. Adlerin

    2-4 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Can I Play Too?

    by Mo Willems

    2-4 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Caps For Sale

    by Esphyr Slobodkina

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Cat's Colors

    by Jane Cabera

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    by Roald Dahl

    6-12 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Charlotte's Web

    by E. B. White

    4-6 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

    by Bill Martin, Jr.

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Chrysanthemum

    by Kevin Henkes

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Lesson

    Citizenship

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels

    General Resources

    BK PDF 1.47 MB

  • Literature

    Clap Your Hands

    by Lorinda Bryan Cauley

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Clifford Grows Up

    by Norman Bridwell

    Prek-4 Grade Level
  • Literature

    Clifford's First Christmas

    by Norman Bridwell

    PreK-2 Grade Level
  • Lesson

    Clouds

    by Sherlock Center

    All Grade Levels
  • Literature

    Cloudy, with a Chance of Meatballs

    by Judi Barrett

    Prek-4 Grade Level