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  ,! I,BRL ,*ALL5GE ,MOBILE ,APP PROJECT
IS A FIVE-YE>1 F$]ALLY FUND$1 ,(FICE (
,SPECIAL ,$UCA;N ,/EPP+ ,UP ,TE*NOLOGY
PROJECT ^: PR9CIPAL 9VE/IGATORS >E ,*]YL
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,POM]OY1 ,BRL ,9/ITUTE ( ,AM]ICA1 &
,NANCY ,NIEBRU7E1 ,BRL ,9/ITUTE (
,AM]ICA4 ,! OV]ALL GOAL ( ! PROJECT IS
TO 9CR1SE TE*NOLOGY & BRL LIT]ACY SKILLS
"? ! DEVELOP;T1 EVALUA;N1 VALIDA;N1 &
WIDESPR1D 4SEM9A;N ( A I,BRL ,*ALL5GE
"<I,,BC"> MOBILE APPLICA;N T 9CORPORATES
EVID;E BAS$ 9/RUC;NAL /RATEGIES US+ A
MA9/R1M DEVICE4 ,! ,BRL ,*ALL5GE IS A
POPUL> 3TE/ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,CANADA
SPONSOR$ ANNUALLY BY ! ,BRL ,9/ITUTE1 &
! I,,BC W RE9=CE & SUPPLE;T LIT]ACY
ACTIVITIES = /UD5TS :O >E BRL R1D]S4
,F\R MAJOR OBJECTIVES ( ? PROJECT >E3

  ,OBJECTIVE #A3 ,DEVELOP ! I,,BC1 US+
AN IT]ATIVE PROCESS ( ID5TIFICA;N ( NE$$
RES\RCES1 DEVELOP;T1 EVALUA;N1 &      #B
REVI.N1 : PROVIDES T1*]S & P>5TS (
/UD5TS :O R1D BRL ) A HI< QUAL;Y1
EVID;E-BAS$ LIT]ACY 9/RUC;NAL TOOL US+ A
MOBILE DEVICE & REFRE%ABLE BRL 4PLAY4

  ,OBJECTIVE #B3 ,CR1TE & VALIDATE !
I,,BC Z A WAY TO 9CR1SE ACADEMIC
A*IEVE;T ( BRL LIT]ACY SKILLS ( /UD5TS )
VISUAL IMPAIR;TS 9 F\R SPECIFIC >1S
DET]M9$ BY ! PROJECT'S L1D]%IP T1M4

  ,OBJECTIVE #C3 ,ID5TIFY TRA9+ NE$S &
9CR1SE K ( T1*]S & P>5TS ( /UD5TS )
VISUAL IMPAIR;TS 9 ! USE ( MOBILE
DEVICES ) P]IPH]AL REFRE%ABLE BRL
4PLAYS4

  ,OBJECTIVE #D3 ,9CR1SE ! USE ( MA9/R1M
TE*NOLOGY TOOLS "? 4SEM9A;N ( ! I,,BC TO
/UD5TS ) VISUAL IMPAIR;TS1 T1*]S (
/UD5TS ) VISUAL IMPAIR;TS1 & P>5TS ( *N
) VISUAL IMPAIR;TS4

  ,! I,,BC HAS BE5 DEVELOP$ = ,APPLE
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W1K;SES 9 LIT]ACY SKILLS1 US+ ! ,COMMON
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SUPPORT LIT]ACY SKILLS ( /UD5TS 9 GRADES
#A-#AB1 :O R1D BRL1 BY ASSESS+ _!
BASEL9E LIT]ACY SKILLS1 PROVID+
ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BASIC SKILLS1 &
MONITOR+ PROGRESS OV] "T4 ,! SKILLS
M1SUR$ BY ! APP >E ALIGN$ TO ! ,,CCSS &
9CLUDE3
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     _4 ,TYPES ( WRIT+ ]RORS
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CURR5T GRADE LEVEL MAT]IALS & >E TYPICAL
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LANGUAGE >TS PROGRAM4 ,! ACTIVITIES   #D
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EVID;E-BAS$ R1D+ PRACTICES T WE "K ( 9 !
FIELD ( BRL LIT]ACY4

_7,DESCRIP;N ( ! I,,BC ,ACTIVITIES_'
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PLACE;T TE/S T ALL[ 9/RUCTORS TO GAUGE A
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AGE_/LEVEL APPROPRIATE4 ,AGE_/LEVEL IS
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EXAMPLE AT ! 2G9N+ ( #AST GRADE SKILLS
DI6] ?AN 9 ! MIDDLE OR AT ! 5D ( #AST
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/UD5T ANSW]S FIVE MULTIPLE *OICE "QS T
CORRELATE TO COMMON CORE /&>DS TO M1SURE
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ACTIVITIES H BE5 DESIGN$ TO HELP /UD5TS
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,! /UD5T R1DS A PASSAGE & RESPONDS TO
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/UD5T'S R1D+ "T & CORRECT_/9CORRECT
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& PUNCTUA;N4

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  ,? PROJECT HAS ! POT5TIAL TO COLLECT A
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WRIT+4 ,"S "QS W 2 ANSW]$ QUALITATIVELY
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/UD5TS :O USE X44
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S"EAL /AGES ( ! PROJECT TO ADDRESS "QS
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VALID;Y ( ! APP ONCE X HAS BE5 DEVELOP$
TO ! PO9T ( 4SEM9A;N4
  ,O!R T>GET$ "QS ADDRESS$ BY ! PROJECT
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US+ OBJECTIVE M1SURES Z WELL Z SURVEYS
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  _4 ,D /UD5TS :O USE ! I,,BC %[
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3SI/5TLY US+ ! APP AT L1/ TWICE A WEEK =
#CJ-M9UTES A SES.N8
  _4 ,DOES US+ MA9/R1M TE*NOLOGY
FACILITATE T1*] TRA9+ : L1DS TO
WIDESPR1D USE8
  _4 ,D ! 9DIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES RE9=CE
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FLU5CY1 COMPREH5.N SKILLS1 SPELL+1 &
A3URATE BRL WRIT+8

_7,SIGNIFICANT A3OMPLI%;TS1 9CLUD+ GOALS
A*IEV$ TO DATE3_'
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FIVE YE>S1 & A GRT D1L ( PROGRESS HAS
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9CLUDES ^! AC;NS3
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MANAGE;T COMPON5TS
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DEVELOP;T PHASE
  _4 ,9TEGRAT$ FE$BACK 9TO A SECOND V].N
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  _4 ,/&>DIZ$ ! TRA9+ BY CR1T+ #H TRA9+
VIDEOS
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"PICIPANTS
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PILOT PHASE1 T1*]S1 P>5TS1 & /UD5TS >E
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SUMM]1 & RECRUIT;T = FALL TE/+ W O3UR ?
SPR+4
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