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 ** By David Dowhaniuk ** From reluctant writers and readers, to students with a learning difference or autism spectrum disorder, Comic Life is a valuable tool that can assist teachers in differentiating instruction. Comic Life can be used to create comics, graphic novels, book reports, anchor charts, annotated images, social stories and procedural writing assignments. This award-winning application is Ministry of Education licensed and is available in both MAC and Windows platforms. Many students with learning differences struggle significantly with both reading and writing. Comic Life provides a highly visual format for written response. With a few effectively placed words and phrases, students with Learning Disabilities are highly engaged to write using the comic format. Since there is a significant reduction in the demand for written volume, this is an appropriate accommodation. An organizational structure on the screen or page again addresses a common spatial deficit in students with a learning disability. Neatly placed panels serve to organize writers and readers. In addition, predictive software such as Co:Writer, may be employed to further accommodate the writing task.
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Students requiring support in the area of communication can also benefit from using Comic Life. Visual stories can be created easily for students using imported digital images. The drag and drop feature makes inserting speech and thought bubbles easy. Individualized scripts for preparing students for a variety of social situations can be easily prepared.

Comic Life brings visual communication features into the classroom at an unprecedented level of ease and sophistication.

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