assistive technology web quest jamie harrison
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Instructional Practices For Students With Mild
Learning Disabilities
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According to IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), disabled students should have the opportunity to be educated with non-disabled peers.
This is referred to as the least restricted environment.
Inclusion in general education classrooms is essential to students with disabilities.
Students With Disabilities
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Assistive Technology: a term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them.
Assistive Technology
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A student who has trouble learning or who has been classified as having special needs, may qualify for an IEP.
Some disabilities that may require an IEP include learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, hearing impairment, vision impairment, speech impairment and language impairment.
Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
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Act without thinking Hyperactivity Trouble focusing Trouble paying attention Trouble following directions Trouble functioning socially and
academically Symptoms are present over a long period of
time
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms
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About half have specific learning disabilities Most have problems in reading and writing Have difficulty performing in school May require specialized instruction with or
without assisted technology
Kids With ADHD
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Make sure you have the student’s attention Repeat directions and have the student
repeat them back to you Place instructions on an audio tape so the
student can play them back if needed Reduce length of assignments Allow students to use computers,
calculators, and other aids
Specialized Instruction For Students With ADHD
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Give choices and variation to assignments to keep the student interested
Assign another student as a “study buddy” Play soft background music Integrate student’s interests in assignments Use games to reinforce material See it, Say it, Write it – to reinforce
student’s memory Alternate Testing
Specialized Instruction For Students With ADHD
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Preview the topic Clarify difficult vocabulary Determine the main idea Summarize key ideas in the lesson Offer to read written material aloud (including
material written on the board or projector) Choose textbooks with less difficult words and
texts that offer a clear meaning Reading teaching strategies can often follow
strategies for teaching the hearing impaired
Teaching Strategies For Reading
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Speak slowly and naturally If the student uses an interpreter, speak to
the student Break up long sentences Make sure the antecedent of a pronoun is
clear When introducing new terms, repeat the word
several times and use it in different contexts Avoid passive verbs, expressions of negation,
and wordiness
Teaching Strategies For Hearing Impaired
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Abbreviation expanders Alternative keyboards Graphic organizers & outlining Paper-based computer pen Portable word processors Proofreading software programs Speech recognition software programs Speech Synthesizers/Screen Readers Talking spell-checkers/electronic dictionaries Word prediction software programs
Assisted Technology Tools For Writing
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Quicktionary Reading Pen Intel Reader Specialized Computer Software Audio Books Speech synthesizers/screen readers Tape Recorders
Assisted Technology Tools For Reading
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Text telephones Computerized Speech Recognition Close-Captioning TV FM Systems Visual Aids Specialized Computer Software
Assisted Technology For Hearing Impaired
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_Restrictive_Environment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/iep.html
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/iep.html
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/learning/adhd.html#
http://www.ldonline.org/article/8088
References
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http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/learning.html#sect5
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teaching-methods/learning-disabilities/6735.html
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/hearing.html#sect2
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/33078#abbreviation
http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistive-technology/reading-tools.gs?content=948
http://www.synapseadaptive.com/edmark/prod/tw/default.htm
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