Technologies
For an overview of common assistive technologies and related considerations, here is an excellent article
from SchwabLearning.org.
Technology tools are chosen based on an analysis of the student's strengths, weaknesses, and academic history. Based on information from parents,
teachers, and psycho-educational evaluations, relevant goals are identified and progress is closely monitored. Technology plans are based on QIAT's (Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Services) guidelines.
Technology tools include the following:
Extremely useful (and free) online study tool:
Recording written notes and lectures:
Semantic mapping software allows individuals to actively engage in organizing complex ideas by creating concept maps. These applications are built around the assumption that "thinking visually" is easier for many students than organizing ideas in a linear, traditional outline fashion.
Text to Speech creates spoken audio from PDFs, web, Word documents with some excellent voices.
Word prediction software suggests a list of likely words based on a few letters which the user types. This allows students (who can recognize correct words from a list of options) to speed up the typing process significantly.
Vocabulary Development
Voice recognition software turns spoken language into written text. Many students can articulate thoughts very clearly but have motor skill weaknesses, which make typing laborious, frustrating, and time-consuming. (Don't believe the cynics. It works great.)
OCR tools simultaneously highlight and speak digital text. They incorporate a variety of excellent study skills tools, such as highlighting, inserting text and voice notes, and word prediction.
Books on an iPod (or other MP3 players) are an easy and convenient way of listening to text.
Extremely useful (and free) online study tool:
Recording written notes and lectures:
Semantic mapping software allows individuals to actively engage in organizing complex ideas by creating concept maps. These applications are built around the assumption that "thinking visually" is easier for many students than organizing ideas in a linear, traditional outline fashion.
Text to Speech creates spoken audio from PDFs, web, Word documents with some excellent voices.
Word prediction software suggests a list of likely words based on a few letters which the user types. This allows students (who can recognize correct words from a list of options) to speed up the typing process significantly.
Vocabulary Development
Voice recognition software turns spoken language into written text. Many students can articulate thoughts very clearly but have motor skill weaknesses, which make typing laborious, frustrating, and time-consuming. (Don't believe the cynics. It works great.)
OCR tools simultaneously highlight and speak digital text. They incorporate a variety of excellent study skills tools, such as highlighting, inserting text and voice notes, and word prediction.
Books on an iPod (or other MP3 players) are an easy and convenient way of listening to text.
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