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on, promote trying new things and different ways to communicate through writing.
Let them be a part in creating their own books that they can then share with family
and friends. There is power in ownership of a story and authors have voices!
Figure 3
Liam Smiling with a Book
Supporting a love for literacy starts when there are young, but it should not
end there. As Liam grew, I continued to find new ways to show him the power of
literacy in a way that was important to him. He learned how to email and text
friends and family. He learned how to read books on his braille note and later his
tablet. He loved that he could tell me a topic he was interested in and that I could
find him books that matched that topic on his tablet. He had a choice and he loved
that! The importance of technology for communication is especially relevant for a
