How Do We Structure Our Framwork For Interentions
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1 How do we Structure our Interventions? Framework for Consideration
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How do we Structure our Interventions?
Framework for Consideration
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Principle One
Supporting Recognition Learning– Provide multiple examples– Highlight critical features– Provide multiple media formats– Support background contexts
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Some Examples
Reading– Readplease.com– Texthelp.com
Setting an Anchor– http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
Representing Material– http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/NAV/vlibrary.html
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Principle Two
Support Strategic Learning– Provide flexible models of skilled
performance – Provide opportunities to practice with
supports – Provide ongoing, relevant feedback – Offer flexible opportunities for
demonstrating skill
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Some Examples
Practice– http://www.inspiration.com
Skill demonstration– Microsoft’s PPT - Star Wars– Inspire Data– Apple’s - iMovie– Microsoft’s Movie Maker– PhotoStory
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Principle Three
Support Affective Learning - Provide alternative means for engagement– Offer choices of content and tools – Offer adjustable levels of challenge – Offer choices of rewards – Offer choices of learning context
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Some Examples
Software Products - Adjustable levels– http://www.techmatrix.org/– Type to Learn
Learning context– Hands on– Connect to previous understanding
Choice of Rewards– What makes you tick?
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UDL Toolkit
http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.comhttp://readilyaccessibletools.wikispaces.com/
– Learn more about UDL
– UDL-based solutions tied to reading, organization, writing, etc.
– Wikis are free to all of us
• Disseminate information
• Demonstrate knowledge
• Communicate with parents/students/general community
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Technology-based Solutions
Bringing UDL to Life
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Accessing Text
Reading to Learn
Tools that read digital text.– Text-to-speech– Highlight words– Change voice, speed, size
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Text-to-Speech Applications
Free text-to-speech softwareCustomize font and background colorReads text via Windows clipboard from any program (copy/paste)Reads e-mail emoticons such as :) or :(Adjustable voice speed (rate)Low vision color option
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Text-to-Speech
NaturalReader is a Text to Speech software with natural sounding voices. This easy to use software can convert any written text such as MS Word, Webpage, PDF files, and Emails into spoken words. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV for your CD player or iPod.
http://www.naturalreaders.com/
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Scan and Read Systems
WYNN Kurzweil 3000
www.freedomscientific.com
www.kurzweiledu.com
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Text-to-Speech Products
Premier Accessibility Suitehttp://www.readingmadeez.comText-to-speech softwareAudio output - multiple voicesHighlights text as it speaksStatic Toolbar
Texthelp - Read and Write Goldhttp://www.texthelp.comText-to-speech software
Audio output - multiple voicesHighlights text as it speaks
Reads on fly for any application
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Text-to-Speech - Becoming Universal
Firefox’s Text-to Speech
Click Speak Bundle Does the Trick
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Acrobat Reader - Free Version
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Digital Text - Web Resources
Montgomery County Public Schools - MDHigh-Incidence Accessible Technologies (HIAT)
Created a number of resources for their teachers and a wonderful website for digital text resources
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiat/resources/digital_text.shtm
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Digitized Text
BookShare - 33,450 books and 150 periodicals that are converted to Braille, large print or text to speech audio files. New $32 million dollar grant from US Department of Education to enhance access to books in a digital DAISY Format.– http://www.bookshare.org/
Gutenberg Project - over 20,000 titles http://www.gutenberg.org/ Free books to download Text-based for computer and hand held devices
Increasingly digitized audio books for MP3 Players
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Thinking Reader - tomsnyder.com
Your students will: Apply reading strategies to improve understanding and fluency
Read and interpret a variety of literary works
Understand and acquire new vocabulary
Monitor their own comprehension and make modifications when understanding breaks down
Answer different types and levels of questions such as open-ended, literal, and interpretative as well as test-like questions such as multiple choice and short answer
Paraphrase and summarize text to recall, inform, or organize ideas
Describe mental images that text descriptions evoke
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Read 180 - scholastic.com
Read 180– Whole Group Direct Instruction– Small Group Direct Instruction– Read 180 Software Interaction– Modeling and Independent Reading– Whole Group Wrap-Up– Built-In Progress Monitoring
