Module 5 presentation

1. By
Will Johnson

2. Overview
• Learning disabled students
are those who demonstrate
a significant discrepancy
between academic
achievement and
intellectual abilities.
• Can occur in many areas:
1) Oral expression
2) Listening comprehension
3) Written expression
4) Basic reading skills
5) Reading comprehension
6) Mathematical calculation and
reasoning
7) Spelling.

3. Key Phrases
• Assistive technology- term that includes assistive, adaptive, and
rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the
process used in selecting, locating, and using them
• Universal Design for Learning- is a set of principles for curriculum
development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.
• ADHD- disorder in which a person is unable to control behavior due to
difficulty in processing neural stimuli, accompanied by an extremely high
level of motor activity.

4. Key Phrase pt 2
• Recognition Networks- The “what” of learning. How we gather and
categorize facts. Seeing, hearing and reading.
• Least restrictive environment- a student who has a disability should have
the opportunity to be educated with non-disabled peers, to the greatest
extent appropriate and should have access to a general education program

5. ASSISTIVE/ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGICAL
RESOURCES
• Page turners- Assists students who have difficulty turning pages.
• Apps- Apps on smartphones have a variety of assistive programs for special needs
• Stand alone magnifiers- magnify materials that may be difficult for people with low
vision to see, such as magnifying glasses, projectors
• Tracking aids- low tech solutions that help students ability to visually focus on text,
i.e. using rulers to go line by line
• Digital audio files- sound clips of mp3 formatted readings for students that have
difficulty reading normal text

6. Works citied
• "Georgia Project for Assistive Technology." Georgia Project for Assistive
Technology. N.p., n.d.Web.
• "What Is Universal Design for Learning | National Center On Universal
Design for Learning." What Is Universal Design for Learning | National
Center On Universal Design for Learning. N.p., n.d.Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
• "Teaching Students with Special Needs." Teacher Vision. N.p., n.d.Web.