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This document discusses assistive technology tools to support writing for students with disabilities. It describes challenges with handwriting, spelling, transcription, planning, and note-taking. It then provides details on low-tech tools like pencil grips and highlighters, as well as digital tools for pre-writing, drafting, reviewing, editing, and publishing like word prediction, speech recognition, text-to-speech, spell checkers and graphics software. It stresses that assistive technology must be paired with good teaching strategies to truly help students improve their writing.
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This document discusses assistive technology for students with high incidence disabilities, particularly in math. It outlines some common difficulties students may experience in math calculations, word problems, and understanding math language/symbols. Low-tech and high-tech assistive tools are presented for remediating math disabilities, including number stamps, calculators, digitized textbooks, and software like IntelliTools and Kidspiration. The document also discusses metacognition, executive functions, memory, organization, notetaking, study skills, and technology for students on the autism spectrum.
Access Apps
1. The document introduces the AccessApps USB which contains various applications to support learning such as OpenOffice, mind mapping software, text-to-speech tools, visual support tools, accessible browsers, keyboard alternatives, and multimedia tools.
2. It provides brief descriptions of some of the applications on the USB, including how OpenOffice can save files in Word-compatible formats, how mind mapping and sticky note software work, what text-to-speech and visual support tools do, and examples of accessible browsers and alternative input methods.
3. The document encourages users to try out some of the applications like VuBar, OpenOffice, and mind mapping software to experience how they can support learning.
Online Tech Skills (M-STEP)
This document provides information about various digital literacy tools and applications that can help students practice skills needed for online assessments like the M-STEP. It summarizes 15 apps that teachers can explore in small groups, and recommends tools for practicing specific skills like online reading, typing, constructed response, adaptive learning, and navigating different interfaces. The goal is to help students become fluent in the digital skills necessary for standardized tests through exposure to these online resources.
Writing task analysis assignment 3
This document analyzes the writing process and identifies various assistive technologies and apps that can support students with different needs at each step of the writing process. The writing process involves multiple cognitive skills, including planning, drafting, revising, and editing. The summary identifies apps and software that can help with areas like organization, spelling, grammar checking, developing fine motor skills, and converting ideas to written text. Students with disabilities may require additional support tools to complete writing tasks.
Jisc Access Apps
Presentation of the range of Access Apps partially funded by JISC which serve to assist users who may, for example, have difficulty reading on screen text.
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Assitive tech writing
- 1. Assistive Technology to Support Writing
- 2. What is Writing? HANDWRITING - Holding a pen and moving your hand from left to right, leaving marks on paper. But there’s more!
- 3. Major Elements of Writing Task Environment – problem/assignment Writer’s Long Term Memory – stored knowledge of topic, audience, and writing plans Writing Process Itself – Planning (stages of writing), Translating, and Reviewing
- 4. Writing Problems that Students with Disabilities Face Planning – they don’t know how Spelling – problems spelling words, identifying errors Transcription processes – Spelling and Handwriting Lack knowledge about what makes good writing and specific writing strategies
- 5. Specific Struggles Students who are deaf and communicate mostly using Sign Language – Low literacy levels because English is a Second language for them. Students with Physical Disabilities (CP, MD, etc.) – forming letters correctly and quickly and word alignment on paper. Some Students with Autism, Down Syndrome or visual-motor LDs - dysgraphia due to poor fine motor coordination.
- 6. Specific Struggles...cont’d Note-Taking – Complicated for many students with LDs. Skills needed: Read and Write at the same time Organize ideas that are presented Distinguish what is important from what is not Do everything above at the same time
- 7. Low-Tech Tools for Handwriting Difficulties Pencil Grip Slanted desk/table top Anchor paper on a clipboard Paper with raised or bold lines – helps students with LD and/or visual impairments Rubber stamps –Math, Writing, Pictures,Names etc.
- 8. Pre-Writing Tools Graphic Organizers & Concept Maps – paper and computer software – i.e. Inspiration &Mindview 3 Templates
- 9. Drafting Tools Word Processing Applications – MS Word, Google Docs Benefits: Legibility of Text Publish in different formats Easy to change/revise Supporting applications for Spelling, grammar, concept mapping
- 10. Changes without Rewriting Allow For… No stress about Spelling during Composition Less stress about organization / sequencing More emphasis on content
- 11. Word Prediction Applications These programs make an educated guess about what word the writer wants to type and gives a list of choices. Co:Writer by Don Johnston WordQ by goQ Software WriteOnline by Crick Software (web-based, talking) Google Scribe by Google
- 12. Speech Recognition Speaker says the word into a microphone and the software recognizes words and writes them on the screen. Dragon NaturallySpeakingby Nuance SpeakQ by goQ Software MacSpeech Dictate by Nuance
- 13. Reviewing Text-to-Speech applications – Write:OutLoud Helps students with poor reading skills Text is read aloud by “chunks” Speed & Voice can be adjusted Text being read can be highlighted
- 14. Editing Spell-Checks – Standard vs. Phonetic dictionaries Talking Spell-Checks Thesauruses Grammar Checkers
- 15. Sharing/Publishing Newsletters Story-writing programs – graphics, video, sound with text PowerPoint Presentations provides engaging environment for pre-writing (organization) provides an alternative to writing a paper but still is able to show knowledge.
- 16. Sharing/Publishing …cont. Internet Discussion boards Blogs – “Web Log” or Journal – w/ student comments Kidblog Wikis- Students can add and edit info on the site
- 17. Note-Taking Mid-High Level Tech Portable Note-takers – Neo (2), CalcuScribe Smartpen – Pulse Pen and Echo Pen by LiveScribe Braille Note Takers – Braille Lite M40 and BrailleNote by Human Ware Capturing Devices – Mimio, SmartBoard, and Promethean ActivBoard CART $$$– Communicative Access Realtime Translation for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students – word by word translation C-Print $ - produces paraphrased records of class lectures.
- 18. Assistive Tech Plus… “Assistive technology will succeed in helping students improve their writing skills only if it is paired with good teaching strategies.” (Dell, 2012, p49). Training needed in: The Writing Process – www.readwritethink.org Specific Tech tools How to use these tech tools to enhance the writing process
Editor's Notes
- Example with Michal – Struggled to know how to write his ideas in sentences but once he was able to verbalize them, then he could start by writing the sentences that he just said.
- Freedom from making mistakes – not a big deal!
- Co:Writer – highlight over word and it is spoken aloud – helps students who can’t identify the correct spelling of the word.
- Can be complicated because students are expected to do these things all at the same time: 1 – Think about what they are going to say, 2 – Speak the thought aloud, 3 – Speak any punctuation and capitalization, 4 – Read on the monitor what the program understood them to say, 5 – Decide if that was actually said, 6 – Correct the program if it is misunderstood, 7 –Go back to picking up the train of thought.