2. Students with special needs
• In the educational setting, students
with special needs are considered to
have medical, mental, emotional, or
psychological disabilities that affect
their ability to learn.
• Range in level of intensity and
include:
• learning disabilities • visual impairment
• attention deficit • speech or language
hyperactivity
impairment
disorder (ADHD) • developmental
• emotional disorders delay
• cognitive challenges
• autism
• hearing impairment
4. IEP: What is it?
• IEP describes the goals the team set for a child (with special needs) during
the school year, as well as any special support needed to help achieve them.
• It is tailored to the need of the student and is used to help the teacher under
his/her specific disability and how it affects learning.
• Student has to already be identified as a special needs student in order to
have an IEP developed.
5. • It is crucial that all parties (parents, the
student, and teachers) participate in
order for the plan to be effective
6. IEP: Implementation
• Students are to be place in the least restrictive environment possible which
con be any of the following:
• Being placed in a regular classroom and have someone come into the classroom to
assist them
• Being place in a regular classroom but leaving to go to a special classroom for help in
various subjects
• Or being placed in a classroom specifically for special needs
8. AT: What is it?
• Any item, piece of equipment, or product system (whether acquired off the
shelf, modified, or customized) that is used to increase, maintain, or improve
the functional capabilities of a child with a disability.
• Categorized as no technology, low technology, or high technology
9. High and Low Technology in the
classroom
• Word Talk and Supernova –
Reads aloud documents to
students
• Word Prediction – Helps
students who have writing
challenges
• Ebooks and Apps - Apps can
be utilized with accessibility
features such as Voice-Over,
text to speech, Zoom/
Magnification, and
Highlighting
10. No Technology
• Games and Hand on
activities
• Activates where students
have to get out of their seats
and are able move around
• Note cards
• Organizers
• Labels
11. Works Cited
• Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities: Update 2002. ERIC
Digest. http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/assistive.htm
• http://assistivetechnologyforeducation.com/examples-of-assistivetechnology/
• http://www.teachthought.com/technology/8-helpful-assistive-technologytools-for-your-classroom/
