Month: April 2007

Illustrative resources provide a visual representation of something in the text. They are designed to support, supplement or extend comprehension of the text through illustrations that help readers visualize the content. Many illustrative resources appear using media other than text, but text can also be used to illustrate concepts and processes. Some examples of illustrative resources include: drawings, photos, simulations, video, photos, reenactments, sounds, music, and information that something is representative of its type (“…. is a typical example of…”).

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Explanatory resources provide information that seeks to clarify the what, where, how, or why of some concept, object, process, or event. Examples of explanatory resources include: clarifications, interpretations or descriptions that point to causes, operations, components, mechanisms, parts, methods, procedures, context or consequences. A list of influencing factors can also be an explanatory resource.

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Translational resources provide a one-to-one equivalent or simplified version that is more accessible or familiar to the reader. Resources may focus on a single word, phrase, paragraph, picture, or whole document. Translational resources may use the same or different modality or media as the text being translated. Some examples of translational resources include: synonyms, definitions, digitized or synthesized text-to-speech, alternate language equivalents (Spanish), video of ASL translation, simplified version at lower reading level, text descriptions for images, and captions for video.

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