Online Adapted Literature & Lessons
The Sherlock Center is committed to helping students with complex disabilities to participate in the general curriculum. As resources permit, the Sherlock Center creates adapted versions of popular literature for use by students, teachers and families. For questions, email Jennifer Carrier.
These resources are 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.
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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
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
6-12 Grade Level -
Lesson
Animal Habitats
by Sherlock Center
All Grade LevelsCVI & VI Resources
CVI PowerPoint Slide Show 25.8 MB
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Lesson
Animal Habitats
by Sherlock Center
All Grade LevelsCVI & VI Resources
CVI Multi Media 20.9 MB
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Lesson
Animals Adapt
by Sherlock Center
All Grade LevelsGeneral Resources
BK PDF 2.32 MB
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Lesson
Animals Eat Plants
by Sherlock Center
All Grade Levels -
Literature
Are You My Mother?
by P.D. Eastman
Pre K-2 Grade Level -
Literature
Arthur's Christmas
by Marc Brown
Pre K-2 Grade Level -
Literature
Arthur's Eyes
by Marc Brown
Pre K-2 Grade LevelGeneral Resources
BK PDF 2.95 MB
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Literature
At the Beach
by Pam Holden
Pre K-2 Grade Level -
Literature
At Your Service
by JM Sheriden
Pre K-2 Grade LevelGeneral Resources
GD PDF 246.55 KB
CVI & VI Resources
VI PowerPoint Slide Show 87.21 MB
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Literature
Aunt Flossie's Hats
by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Prek-4 Grade Level -
Music
Baby Bumblebee
by Stanley Murphy
Pre K-2 Grade Level -
Music
Baby Shark
by Sherlock Center
Pre K-2 Grade Level -
Literature
Bear Snores On
by Karma Wilson
Pre K-2 Grade LevelCVI & VI Resources
VI PowerPoint Slide Show 10.37 MB
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Literature
Bear Stays Up
by Karma Wilson
Pre K-2 Grade Level -
Literature
Big Pumpkin
by Erica Silverman
Pre K-2 Grade LevelCVI & VI Resources
VI PowerPoint Slide Show 15.04 MB