Leap into Literacy
Adaptive Book Project
Rita Angelini’s inspiration for Leap into Literacy was her daughter KiKi, who had special needs.
Supplies needed:
Color Printer
Laminator
Binder: Black 3 Ring 1" Binder, Nonstick Heavy-Duty 2 View (front and back), with Spine View, 2 inside pockets
Laminate: Swingline GBC, 5 mil, Item # 3200716, 11.5 X 9
Page Fluffers:
Home Depot
Sku # 043374636697
M-D Building Supplies
All Climate Door & Window Premium Weatherseal
5/16’ Thick 19/32” Wide 10’ Long
Before you start:
Download and print the PDF for the book.
Also print, using a word processing program, the title and author name in landscape, 1 inch, for the spine.
Number each page in the book and split into individual pages, preserving the front and back cover for the clear outside binder pocket.
Step 1:
Download PDF for Picture Communication Symbols (PCS). Print and cut Boardmaker symbols into horizontal strips of four.
Step 2:
Glue opposite side Boardmaker strips together (eg. page 1 to page 2, page 3 to page 4) that correspond to a single page in the book.
Step 3:
Put pages/symbols close to outer edge of laminate to keep lamination sealed when hole punched for binder. Once the page and symbols are aligned, dab with a glue stick to tack in place.
Step 4:
Use the first page as the model to align the rest of the pages.
Step 5:
Pages and symbols must line up through the clear laminate throughout the book.
Step 6:
Make sure you consistently line up all “odd” or “even” pages.
Step 7:
Laminate pages by feeding through laminator.
Step 8:
Hole punch left side of laminated page for placement into binder. Holes must line up with binder rings.
Step 9:
Stagger page fluffers (weather stripping) along right hand side of page.
Step 10:
For soft cover books, laminate front cover with communication strip and laminate back cover. For hard cover books, tape front cover to communication strip. Use packing tape to hold front and back covers in place inside the clear outside binder pocket.
Step 11:
Cut title strips to less than 1 inch and slide into binder spine.
Step 12:
Step 13:
Proofread book.
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