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Adding Assistive Technology to the Writing Toolkit
Christine [email protected]
Special Needs Continuum
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Agenda
• The assistive technology writing continuum
• A technology supported strategy to assist struggling students
• Implementation at Southeast
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Struggling Writer Characteristics
• Struggle with:• Handwriting/mechanics• Adding detail• Word choice• Identifying errors• Correcting errors• Fluency
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Low Tech Tools
• Involve no electricity• Simplest and most
often the least expensive tech tools
• Help to write faster, more legibly and accurately on paper
Writing guideSlantboard
Pencils and grips
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Mid Tech Tools
• Small, hand held, and portable
• Generally involve battery power
• Used for short answer, longer written work, and spelling support
Portable keyboard
Franklin children’s talking dictionary
Label maker
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High Tech Tools• Require access to electricity• Talking word processors• Word prediction software• Mapping software • Text reader software• Voice recognition software• Scanning software
Mini laptop computers
Text reader software
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Adding Technology
• Educators have recognized the advantage of using technology
• Neater and more accurate product• Text to speech support• Improved independence• Successful alternative pencil that allows the
student to show knowledge of the curriculum
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Special Needs Students and Computers
• Special needs students are often computer savvy
• Computers can present a mixture of visual, auditory and kinesthetic modes of learning
• Computers are impersonal so students can learn without the added distraction of interpersonal relations.
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Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional
• Supports scanning of paper curriculum materials into electronic format
• Saves the document as PDF
• Creates interactive forms • Typewriter feature• Text boxes• Read aloud feature
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Southeast Elementary Info
• One Acrobat license installed at SE
• Classroom 116
• Created PDF documents can be opened on any computer with Adobe Reader software
• Accessible curriculum materials can be saved to the ‘Shared’ drive (S)
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How Do You Learn More?
• Southeast Elementary staff • Karen Helsper• Karen Keaton• Suzanne Manninen• Donna Pompilius• Andi Syrett• Molly Voly
• Schedule a training with Chris [email protected]
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