Technology Power Point 2

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By: Jessica Butler

Technology

Resources ForSpecial Needs

Children


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Keyboards that have special overlays thatcustomize the appearance and function of a standardkey board. Students who have LD or have trouble

typing may benefit from customization that reducesinput choices, groups keys by color/location, andadds graphics to aid comprehension.

Alternative

Keyboards


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A portable word processor is a lightweight devicethat is easy to transport (e.g., from classroom tohome). It can be helpful to kids who may havetrouble writing by hand and prefer to use a keyboard.

Word processing allows the user to edit and correcthis written work more efficiently than doing so byhand.

Portable Word

Processors


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A speech recognition program works inconjunction with a word processor. The user"dictates" into a microphone, and his spoken wordsappear on the computer screen as text. This can help

a student whose oral language ability is better thanhis writing skills.

Speech Recognition

Software


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Electronic math worksheets are softwareprograms that can help students organize, align, andwork through math problems on a computer screen.Numbers that appear onscreen can also be read

aloud via a speech synthesizer. This may be helpfulto people who have trouble aligning math problemswith pencil and paper.

Electronic Math

Worksheets


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Recorded books allow users to listen to text and

are available in a variety of formats, such asaudiocassettes, CDs, and MP3 downloads. Specialplayback units allow users to and search andbookmark pages and chapters. Subscription servicesoffer extensive electronic library collections.

Audio Books


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Math proficiency and music team up at Rock N Go. Theiraward-winning software for special education needs combinesfun, hip music with mathematics in a program that isespecially useful for special needs kids with attention deficitdisorder (ADD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

(ADHD), autism, dyslexia and dyscalculia. The products aredesigned to be stimulating and fun, while enhancing audio,visual, small motor and tactile learning domains. Ten musicgenres are covered with a CD an workbook. Check out theaudio sample on their site.

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A seven-step gradual discrete method for teaching reading isoffered by Compu Thera. Its especially useful for special needskids with autism, Down syndrome, ADHD and those who are visuallearners who have trouble learning just by observation.

The program is based on methods recently pioneered at JohnsHopkins and other learning institutions. A combination of images,symbols, words, phrases and music teach reading in a way thatcomplements traditional learning. Visual and audio cues supportnew language and communication skills that lead to reading inspecial needs kids.

Compu Thera


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Originally designed as a school experiment, Challenging Our Minds(COM) is now a permanent cognitive skills enhancement program thathas spawned three research projects. Studies show that the programactually increases intelligence quotient (IQ) scores and state testscores.

Brain skills such as those needed for attention, collecting andprocessing information, memory, visual and auditory processing,problem solving and communications are increased with COM, whichcan benefit children through adults with and without special educationneeds. The program runs in your browser, and you pay on a monthlybasis with no contract, so you can stop any time.http://www.challenging-our-minds.com/

Challenging Our

Minds


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Language, reading and cognition software for specialneeds kids or adults is the focus of Laureate Learning.Founded more than 20 years ago, the company offers talkingprograms that will teach cause and effect, basic vocabulary,grammatical forms and language concepts.

All of their software is designed for people with autism,language-learning disabilities, developmental disabilities,physical impairments, traumatic head injury and aphasia.Special-needs kids can choose from a touch-screen, single

switch or mouse for accessibility. Animation makes theseprograms fun and encourages independence, while a data-collection system evaluates performance.

Laureate

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