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Assistive Technology Notes Flashcards

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Assistive technology (AT)

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Technology that is available to assist individuals to participate in activities and tasks

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Common types of Learning Differences:

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Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
Dyscalculia
Executive Functioning Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder
Visual Processing Disorder
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Dyslexia

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A specific learning disability related to reading; mainly a problem with reading accurately and fluently

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Dysgraphia

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A specific learning disability related to writing; mainly with handwriting legibly and at age-appropriate speed.

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Dyscalculia

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A specific learning disability related to math; mainly understanding number-related concepts and using symbols or functions needed to be successful in math

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Executive Functioning disorder

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Difficulty in organizing oneself to accomplish tasks

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Attention deficit disorder

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Known as ADD or ADHD and usually characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

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Visual Processing Disorder

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Difficulty in processing or interpreting visual information such as shapes or words on a page

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AT: Reading, Decoding, & Accessing Content

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Learning Ally (audiobook service)
Bookshare (digital book service)
Digital Book Library (digital books)
Read & Write Screenshot Reader/Reading Tools (allow user to listen to digital text)
Read & Write AudioMaker (allow user to listen to digital text)

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Why AT Reading, Decoding, & Accessing Content tools help people with LD

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They allow information to be sent to the user using different modes using different senses (seeing and hearing)
This allows different parts of the brain to work together to understand the information instead of just one part of the brain

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What people benefit from using AT Reading, Decoding, & Accessing Content tools

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People with reading issues (dyslexia) or visual processing disorder
People with reading comprehension issues
People with working memory issues
People who can read but it takes them a long time

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AT: Reading Comprehension/ Understanding what you read/ Vocabulary tools

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Word Clouds (Tagul, Wordle, WordClouds.com, Tagxedo, WordItOut)
Read & Write Vocabulary List Builder
Read & Write Dictionary & Picture Dictionary tools
Online dictionary

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Why AT: Reading Comprehension/ Understanding what you read/ Vocabulary what you read tools help people with LD

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These tools allow users to understand the smaller components and words that make up larger reading passages.
Using a combination of pictures and words that are readable and listenable make it easier for a user to understand.
Word clouds in particular also help with finding the main idea and summarizing reading passages.

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What people benefit from using AT: Reading Comprehension/ Understanding what you read/ Vocabulary

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People with reading comprehension issues
People with limited vocabulary
People who struggle with summarizing or finding the main idea of reading passages

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What is POWER UP?

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It is a writing process developed by Lawrence School teachers that include specific steps to good writing

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POWER UP Steps

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Planning
Organizing
Writing
Editing
Revising
Understanding
Publishing
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AT: Pre-Writing Tools for Planning & Organizing steps of POWER UP

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Inspiration
Graphic Organizers like bubbl.us or popplet.com or mindmeister.com
Read & Write Study Skill Highlighters
Read & Write Voice Note tool

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Why AT: Pre-Writing Tools help people with LD

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They help users to gather ideas, facts, and research, and organize them before turning them into sentences and paragraphs
They help get ideas for writing down before the user forgets to include them

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What people benefit from using AT: Pre-Writing Tools

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People with written expression
People who have a hard time starting a writing project
People doing a research project (which means ALL STUDENTS)

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AT: Writing Tools for Writing step of POWER UP

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Google Voice Typing
Dragon Naturally Speaking
Read & Write Word Prediction
***Recommendation: Turn off Spellcheck as you Write. It slows down the writing process. Spellcheck afterwards instead of during editing step

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Why AT: Writing Tools help people with LD

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Replaces the act of handwriting or typing
Typing uses a different part of the brain than handwriting
Dictating uses a different part of the brain than typing and handwriting
It allows ideas and content to be created quicker and easier

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What people benefit from using AT: Writing Tools

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People who are poor spellers
People with written expression issues
People who know what they want to say but struggle with getting into documents by handwriting or typing
People with dysgraphia

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AT: Editing & Revising Writing Tools for Editing & Revising steps of POWER UP

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Grammarly
Criterion
Spellcheck
Reading Tools (Listen to what you wrote)

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Why AT: Editing & Revising Writing Tools help people with LD

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These tools help students to help themselves in correcting writing errors without another human being having to help them

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What people benefit from using AT: Editing & Revising Writing Tools

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Everyone who writes (which is ALL STUDENTS)
People with reading issues (since editing and revising requires you to read your writing and make corrections)
People with writing issues (since editing and revising requires you to make corrections to writing)

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AT: Attention Tools

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BeeLine Reader (changes color of font on page to prevent you from losing your place while you are reading)
Read & Write Screen Masking Tool (spotlight tool)
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Why AT: Attention Tools help people with LD

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These tools are designed to help you keep focused on your place on a screen

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What people benefit from using AT: Attention Tools

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People who tend to lose their page on a page that they are reading
People with attention issues

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AT: Organization & Time Management Tools

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Alarms and Timers
Eliminating Distractions during studying
Lists & Tasks & Calendars

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Alarms and Timers

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I Can’t wake up Alarm Clock app
Alarmy
Pomodoro timers like BeFocused app (ios) or Forest chrome app

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Eliminating Distractions during studying

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StayFocused (chrome app)

Forest (chrome app)

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Lists & Tasks & Calendars

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Google Calendar
Google Keep
Wunderlist
Google Docs

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Why AT: Organization & Time Management Tools help people with LD

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They help people to have a better understanding of completing tasks in specific time limits
Some of these tools help a person by eliminating distractions during specific study time (like StayFocused and Forest chrome apps)
Use the Pomodoro technique of studying in short bursts (20 minutes studying, 5 minute break, 20 minutes studying, 5 minute break….)
Multisensory alarm clocks tools are also good to prevent just turning off alarm

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What people benefit from using AT: Organization & Time Management Tools

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People who have a hard time getting up in the morning
People who are late a lot
People who forget to do things
People who get distracted with recreational activities while they are studying

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AT: Studying & Memory Tools

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Flashcards
Quizlet (has built in audio)
StudyBlue (has built in timer and blacks out page while studying)
StudyStack (has 13 ways to study the same information)

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Why AT: Studying & Memory Tools help people with LD

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Flashcards created digitally can be studied online and usually they have a way of letting you assess your comfort with the information on each card
Flashcards can be printed as well as used on computer or mobile devices
Having multiple ways of studying same information makes the studying time more engaging and less boring
Using a multisensory flashcard tool allows for studying actively which has a higher chance of getting information into long term memory
Can usually share flashcards with other people
Can never lose the digital flashcards unlike real paper flashcards

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What people benefit from using AT: Studying & Memory Tools

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Everyone who needs to study (ALL STUDENTS)
People who lose things often (like paper notes or flashcards)
People who want a variety of ways to study the same information
People with working memory issues should use a multisensory flashcard tool to help get information into the long term memory

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AT: Math Tools

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Talking calculator
Talking Calculator (iOS app)
Speech to text calculator
Equatio (chrome app)
Smart Voice Calculator (chrome extension)
Speech2Math Calculator (iOS app)
Math Equation Writers
Equatio (chrome app)
ModMath (iOS app)
Microsoft Word (Insert, Equation)
Google Docs (Insert, Equation)
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Why AT: Math Tools help people with LD

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These tools allow users to hear math equations entered into a calculator
Some of these tools also allow math equations to be written via handwriting or speech to text.
Some of these tools help people to better write math equations digitally so they are more legible

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What people benefit from using AT: Math Tools

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People with dyscalculia (or issues in numeric understanding)
People who struggle in math
People with dysgraphia

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