Assistive Technologies and how they can be used to reach students with special needs

2. Task Sheet - students greatly benefit from
having a list of tasks to complete
 Break Up – break up assignment in to
manageable parts
 Consistency – be consistent to allow
students to get used to a routine
 Visual Aids – use visual aids to help
students focus and connect to lesson
visually
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3. Small Group – help students become more
comfortable sharing thoughts or
participating
 Modification – modify assignments or tasks
to fit the individual needs of students. Ex.
text on different reading levels
 Flexibility – develop lesson plans allow for
change based on students needs that day.
Ex. move a task outside to allow students to
move around
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4. Hearing Assistive Technology Systems –
make hearing easier to increase the
effectiveness of communication
 Comprehensive Literacy Software things like word prediction or text to
speech capability
 Alternate Input Devices – alternate
keyboards, sip-and-puff, joysticks or
electronic pointing devices
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5. Refreshable Braille Displays – changing
Braille cells using a series of dots to display
text in refreshable line by line format
 Apps for
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› Communication such as Tap to Talk, My Talk
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Tools or Speak4it
Note Taking such as Evernote or Pages
Audio Recording such as Note2Self
Visual Aids such as Choice Board or First, Then
(scheduling)
Visual Messengers such as Hey Tell

6. Effective Teaching Strategies for Special Education,
http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/special-ed/effectiveteaching-strategies-for-special-education/
Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities,
http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/assistive.htm
Hearing Assistive Technology,
http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/assist_tech.htm
Assistive Technology with an Apple I Pad,
http://www.sccresa.org/toolsforschools/ipads/assistive-technologyipad-apps/
Types of Assistive Technology Products,
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/at/types.aspx