Assistive Technology Assistive Technology and LD Studentsand LD Students

Assistive Technology Assistive Technology and LD Studentsand LD Students

Hyde Park Day SchoolsHyde Park Day Schools

Sarah Imboden—imboden@uchicago.eduSarah Imboden—imboden@uchicago.eduJennifer CoffeyJennifer Coffey

Assistive Hardware• Alpha Smarts-allows you to enter and edit text,

then send it to any computer via USB cord for formatting or directly to a printer. http://www2.alphasmart.com

• Books on Tape-offers textbooks and chapter books as audio recordings http://www.rfbd.org/ www.itunes.com Illinois Network of Libraries Serving the Print Impaired-offers three different options for reading/listening to books on-line. http://www.ilkidszone.info

• Franklin spellers-electronic spell checker http://www.franklin.com

Assistive Software • Co-Writer—linguistic word prediction to

any word processing or e-mail program. http://www.donjohnston.com

• DraftBuilder—breaks down the writing process into three distinct skills: planning and concept mapping, note-taking and resource citing, and composing a first draft. http://www.donjohnston.com

Assistive Software continued

• Write OutLoud—talking word processor. http://www.donjohnston.com

• Inspiration/Kidspiration—visual webbing tool that inspires students to organize their thinking. http://www.donjohnston.com

Assistive Software continued

• Dragon Naturally Speaking—enables students to dictate instead of typing or hand written work. http://www.ScanSoft.com

• iListen—Mac operating dictation program (but not recommended)http://www.apple.com