The aim of Building Bridges is to promote achievement in English language arts and literacy for students with significant cognitive disabilities who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This will be accomplished by developing a collection of training and support resources for teachers and related professionals.
Building Bridges is a multi-year project and new resources and supports will be posted on this website as they are developed and evaluated. Check back periodically for updates.
Current Resources
Expanded Universal Core Vocabulary
A prioritized list of words to support students with a base of conceptual vocabulary to support their understanding and use across ELA.
Expanded Universal Core (PDF)
Expanded Universal Core (XLS)
Other resources
Resources currently available today to support your students with the most significant disabilities in reading, writing and communicators:
Project Core
Are you working with students who are not yet using speech, sign language or symbols to communicate?
Tar Heel Shared Reader
Are you working with students individually or in small groups to read and interact around shared storybooks?
Monarch Reader
Do you need access to easy-to-read and accessible books on a wide range of topics?
DLM Professional Development
Do you need help providing standards-aligned instruction to your students with significant cognitive disabilities?
If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at: building-bridges@unc.edu