Skip links
Request a Quote
Building Wings

Help ALL Students Soar

Take every student to new heights in their learning with evidence-based alternative literacy instruction from Building Wings, led by Don Johnston.

REQUEST A QUOTE
A women wearing a white shirt holds a child in her arms as they both laugh happily
An educator points to the letter Q on an AAC device, while the same screen is presented on a smart board behind her, in a classroom.
A student wearing a green shirt, blue hat, and green mask, types on an AAC device at a desk with a teacher watching next to him.
A young student in a green shirt smiles at something off camera in a classroom.
An educator and a student laughs together in a classroom, as the teacher holds up an AAC device.
Previous
Next

“We’re seeing instruction happening at a level we’ve never seen before.”

Cathy Kostecki, Assistant Superintendent

Differentiated

Differentiated

Meet the widest range of needs for students with complex learning barriers.

Engaging

Engaging

Engage every student in the learning process, no matter their learning style or ability.

Purposeful

Purposeful

Drive meaningful progress towards IEP goals and today’s academic standards.

Reading and writing are
within reach for ALL students.

They just need the right tools.

Do you struggle with:

• Meeting ALL students’ learning needs?
• Engaging ALL students in reading and writing?
• Helping ALL students make IEP progress?

With Building Wings, you can feel confident your students are learning from the best possible reading and writing instruction —and will be prepared to demonstrate their skills.

Learn More
A young girl in a blue button down shirt with blue glasses and her hair in two buns smiles with her eyes closed

ALL Means ALL
with Building Wings

ALL students are capable of reaching new heights in their learning. They just need opportunity.

Using our special education resources, you can help ensure students facing the biggest learning challenges are able to read, write, and communicate to their fullest potential.

A student smiles while making cut outs of words on paper, at a desk in a classroom.
An educator holds her hands up to demonstrate something, while presenting in a classroom.
Someone points to a sensory icon on an AAC device.
An educator plays with a student using an AAC device in a classroom and watching something on a screen at the front of the room. Another teacher and student, sitting on a ball chair, watch in the background.
Previous
Next
Watch your students
become success stories

Imagine seeing ALL of your students with varying abilities working on their writing independently. When you implement our special education resources in your classroom, the “impossible” becomes possible.

READ CASE STUDIES
Readtopia

Readtopia

Engage ALL students in learning phonics and early reading with Readtopia. Developed based on research by Dr. Karen Erickson, Readtopia teaches experiential lessons across multiple themes and subjects.

Learn More
First Author

First Author

Get step-by-step guidance for teaching writing to students with a range of abilities, from scribbling to writing paragraphs—and measure progress of ALL proportions using our proven Developmental Writing Scale.

Learn More
A boy with dark hair wearing a blue sweatshirt and green backpack holds an orange folder to his chest and smiles at the camera

What Special
Education Teachers Say

“My teachers love using First Author. Not only do I see changes in the students, I see changes in the teachers. The teachers are reinforced by the progress that the students are making.”​

CATHY KOSTECKI, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
“The classroom was buzzing with excitement—teachers and students alike. When I finally saw writing progress being made, I no longer felt like a failure. I felt like a real teacher!”​

Jenay Prytula, Special Education Teacher
“Readtopia has given me the opportunity to touch on higher-level thinking. It’s given me some of the strategies and tools I need to do it right.”​

Erlind Laci, Special Education Teacher
Scroll

Getting Started with
Building Wings is Simple

ALL students are capable of reaching new heights in their learning. They just need opportunity.

Using our special education resources, you can help ensure students facing the biggest learning challenges are able to read, write, and communicate to their fullest potential.

1. Inquire

1. Inquire

Meet the widest range of needs for students with complex learning barriers.

2. Implement

2. Implement

Put our instructional materials to work with your students.

3. Soar

3. Soar

Watch students become engaged and experience learning breakthroughs.

REQUEST A QUOTE

Explore New Heights
Try Building Wings for Free

Explore educational materials from Readtopia and First Author and try them for free with your students—no credit card required.

An open laptop with the covers of Readtopia Ancient Earth Middle AgesRenaissance and Marine Life Thematic Units on the screen in front of a white background
Try readtopia
try first author

Request a Quote

Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D.​

Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D. is Director of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. Her focus is on understanding the best ways to assess and teach reading and writing to children with the most severe disabilities. As a special education teacher, Dr. Erickson has worked to support students with a range of disabilities in a variety of classroom settings, particularly students who do not use speech as their primary means of communication.

Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds

Author Profile: https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=110&Name=Karen+Erickson,Ph.D.​

Try Readtopia for free

TRY FIRST AUTHOR FOR FREE!