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Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities - Coggle…

- - - - provide instruction & practice on various devices
      - provide immediate & dynamic feedback
      - skills
        
        spelling
        
        expressive writing skills
        
        math drills
        
        easily memorize math facts
        
        reading comprehension
      - low distractibility
  - - - read aloud digital/printed text
      - decoding & word-recognition
        
        for students who have difficulty hearing letter-sounds
      - reading comprehension
      - software
        
        Kurweil 3000 software
    - - low-level transcription skills
        
        handwriting
        
        grammar
        
        punctuation
        
        spelling
      - benefit
        
        transcribe spoken word into computer text
        
        students can bypass the typing
        
        students can focus more on composing longer, more complex stories with fewer errors
      - software
        
        XpressLab
    - - for students with physical disabilities
      - more choices of words recommended on the software
      - increases transcription accuracy, word fluency, quality of writing
      - software
        
        WordQ
- - - - colour-coded
        
        purpose
        
        topic
        
        information function
  - - - provide hints for oral presentation
      - organize information before-hand
  - - - eliminate extra visual clutter
    - - summarize main ideas
  - - - for students who struggle with handwriting
      - provide surface for easier utilization
    - - transmit handwriting into digital text
      - some have audio-recording
        
        tap on the written notes to listen to the audio file
  - - - to see connections between ideas
    - - record ideas during thinking process
      - for recall and clarification
- - - - free online streaming video program featuring books read aloud
    - - over 45,000 free e-books
    - - The Simple English function allows content to be "translated" into plain English which is easier to read
    - - text-to speech software can read aloud digital or printed text
  - - - spell check, dictionary options, synonym support and word-prediction features
  - - - to create presentations
  - - - supports the writing of students who are visual learners
    - - to record and edit sounds
    - - helps students to organize ideas visually without the challenge of handwriting or spelling requirements
  - - - look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts
    - - store hundreds of hours of audio
    - - to verify definitions and
        spelling
  - - - An animated, interactive online math dictionary
    - - animated lessons and interactive activities to assess student understanding
    - - can solve complex equations, and the dynamic display screen
    - - access students' performance on each objective
    - - adapt math questions to each students' ability
- - - - 23,000 free booksNotes, highlight option, bookmark and dictionary tools
    - - PDF reader allows to add sticky notes, highlight and take notes
    - - can be used to read aloud electronic text
  - - - provides reading assistance, word choice and proof reading functions
    - - voice recognition application allows to speak and instantly see your text or email messages
    - - allows to compose, edit work and share. Includes word prediction, speech-to-text, and spell check functions
  - - - students may opt to record presentations on their iPad beforehand
  - - - to brainstorm and organise ideas Completed concept maps can be automatically converted to an outline
  - - - Provides a simple way to listen to many of the best classic books and modern titles
  - - - interactive whiteboard interface to solve problems