Assistive Technology to Boost Your Reading and Writing Workshop
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Can You Read This Brain Teaser?
Assistive Technology
Presented by: The Learning CurveAssiniboine Community College
For appointments, please contact Student Services:• Room 235 (Victoria Ave)• 204-725-8700 (ext. 6639)
This presentation can be viewed and downloaded here:
Benefits of R&W Gold 10
(Holzberg, 2011)
Overview and Objectives• Learn about R&W Gold 10 toolbar• Choose a stream• Watch short tutorials• Do 3 related exercises• Leave with a solid knowledge of R&W Gold 10 • Know where to use assistive technology at
ACC
R&W Gold 10 Toolbar
(Read&write 10 GOLD Training, n.d., p. 3).
Which Stream to Choose?
• Do you have difficulty reading or perhaps prefer hearing audio to reading text?
• Do you sometimes find writing challenging?• Is English an additional language and not your
mother tongue? • Are you looking for ways to enhance your
research and study skills?
Choose a Stream
• Reading
• Writing
• EAL
• Study/Research
(Read&write 10 GOLD Training, n.d.)
Your mission if you choose to accept it…
• Open the chosen stream folder
• Find the word exercise document
• Choose 3 of the 4 exercises
• Watch related video tutorials
• Complete exercises
Available Assistive Technology at ACC
• Read and Write Gold - All students have access.
• Alternate Formatting - Student must be registered with ADS to have access.
• LiveScribe and Recording - Students must be registered with ADS and have recording as part of their accommodations to record or to borrow the Livescribe pens or other recording devices.
• Dragon Naturally Speaking - All students have access to Dragon on the LC computers.
(C. Munn, personal communication, August 18, 2014)
Presented by: The Learning CurveAssiniboine Community College
For appointments, please contact Student Services:• Room 235 (Victoria Ave)• 204-725-8700 (ext. 6639)
This presentation can be viewed and downloaded here:
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