ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGYIN EDUCATION

Created by Claudia Reyes-Garcia

WHO NEEDS AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP)?

A child who has difficulty learning and functioning and has been identified as a special needs student is the perfect candidate for an IEP.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/iep.html

Kids struggling in school may qualify for support services, allowing them to be taught in a special way, for reasons such as:

learning disabilities attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) emotional disorders cognitive challenges autism hearing impairment visual impairment speech or language impairment developmental delay

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/iep.html

IS CHILD-CENTERED AND CHALLENGES THE LEARNERS TO USE

CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING, TO

PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE

LEARNING PROCESS USING THE WHOLE OF THEIR BODIES AND ALL THEIR SENSES,

AND TO MAKE THEIR OWN DISCOVERIES.

http://www.valleypreprimary.co.za/curriculum.html

THE LEARNING PROGRAM

Learning disabilities do not go away with time. However, assistive technology can help children

with learning disabilities leverage their strengths and work around or compensate for specific learning problems.

These supports can be key to helping users become more independent in school and throughout life—on the job and in activities for daily living. (http://www.ncld.org/students-

disabilities/assistive-technology-education)

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CAN:

minimize the extent to which individuals with LD need to ask for help (enabling them to be more independent learners)

improve the speed and accuracy of work reinforce effective classroom instruction and strengthen

skill development help students to 'fit in' with classroom learning and routines motivate students with LD to set high goals for themselves

and to persevere

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CANNOT:

compensate for ineffective teaching make a learning disability go away be expected to provide the same benefits

to different users automatically promote positive attitudes

toward learning

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ASSISTIVE LEARNING SERVICESVIDEO

DECIDING WHICH APPLICATIONS ARE BEST FOR YOU…

Here are some great questions to guide your decision-making, adapted from a wonderful resource titled Assistive Technology Guide, which is available at GreatSchools.net.

What specific needs would you like to be addressed by this tool?

What are the student's strengths? How interested (and motivated) is the student in using assistive

technology? Where will the tools be used? (home, school, social settings) Will this tool be needed for use in more than one place?

DECIDING WHICH APPLICATIONS ARE BEST FOR YOU…

How easy is this application to learn and to operate? How reliable is it? How well does it work in combination with other

technologies? What kind of technical support does the

manufacturer offer? What local support will you need to make sure things

are working well?

http://www.inov8-ed.com/succeedatschool/