This document discusses assistive technology and its importance for struggling learners. It defines assistive technology as any item or piece of equipment that helps improve the functional abilities of a student with disabilities. The document notes that every student on an IEP must be considered for assistive technology. It provides examples of assistive technology devices and services and emphasizes the importance of a team approach to assessment, implementation, and use of assistive technology.

1. Assistive Technology For Struggling Learners: What Every Neuropsychologist Needs to Know [email_address] Twitter name – KarenJan Blog – http://Teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com

2. What is AT ?

3. Federal definition

4. Any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially or off the shelf, modified, or customized,

6. Services Any service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection , acquisition , or use of an assistive technology device

7. Sec. 300.6 Assistive technology service . e) Training or technical assistance for a child with a disability or, if appropriate, that child's family; and (f) Training or technical assistance for professionals (including individuals providing education or rehabilitation services), employers, or other individuals who provide services to, employ, or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of that child.

8. Devices and Services

9. Communication Vision Support Environmental Controls Mobility Learning/Curriculum Support Assistive Technology:

10. Did you know ….

11. That every student on an IEP MUST be considered for Assistive Technology?

12. This was written into the Reauthorization of IDEA in ….

13. 1997 .

14. § 300.324 Development, review, and revision of IEP. (2) Consideration of special factors. The IEP Team must: (v) Consider whether the child requires needs assistive technology devices and services

15. So, what does this mean ?

16. AT consideration

18. AT assessment

19. SETT + TT Framework

20. what difference does this make?

21. 4 million students with high-incidence disabilities were now eligible to receive AT services and devices

22. Team Approach ACCESSIBLE!!

24. AT Implementation

25. IDEA 2004 New Provision – students with print disabilities must have access to accessible instructional materials.

26. (b) On a case-by-case basis, the use of school-purchased assistive technology devices in a child’s home or in other settings is required if the child’s IEP Team determines that the child needs access to those devices in order to receive FAPE . FAQ:

27. What does this mean for you as a neuropsychologist?

29. Identify where is the disability?

34. It’s a different world for our students

35. ‘ We’re not reading and writing across and down the page anymore. We’re reading and writing in three dimensions – across, down and out, the out being hyperlinks.

36. It’s a whole different kind of literacy; it's a whole different kind of writing; it’s a whole different kind of reading. It’s a type of literacy that can’t be done anywhere else but on the web. James Yap Director of instructional technology Ramapo Central School District, Hillburn, NY T.H.E Jounal, april 2009 p. 24

37. Reflect

38. Where is the Breakdown ? http:// flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/276131991 /

39. And what can be done to fix it? http:// flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/276131991 /

40. Role of Remediation ? Role of Compensation ?

41. UDL

42. Cast.org

43. Based upon Brain Research

44. Three Networks: Recognition

45. Strategic

46. Affective

47. Multiple Methods of …

48. Engagement

49. Presentation

50. Expression

51. Proactive Embedded Reaches all Learners

52. Research Considerations

61. Richard Wanderman

64. Word Example with TTS

65. Research Considerations

66. Writing Next

67. 11 Key Elements to Improve Writing Achievement in Grades 4 - 12 Meta-Analysis (of experiemental and quasi-experimental research)

68. 11 Key Elements to Improve Writing Achievement in Grades 4 - 12 Writing Strategies - explicit instruction in writing process Summarization - explicit instruction

69. 11 Key Elements to Improve Writing Achievement in Grades 4 - 12 Collaborative Writing Specific Product Goals - identifies purpose & characteristics of final product Word Processing

70. 11 Key Elements to Improve Writing Achievement in Grades 4 - 12 Sentence Combining – promoting more complex, sophisticated writing. Combining two or more basic sentences into one

71. 11 Key Elements to Improve Writing Achievement in Grades 4 - 12 Prewriting – to generate & organize ideas Inquiry Activities – experiential, provide engaging activities to develop ideas; compare/contrast, collecting and evaluating evidence

72. 11 Key Elements to Improve Writing Achievement in Grades 4 - 12 Process Writing Approach - writing for real audiences, promoting planning, reviewing, reflecting, self-evaluation, offering personalized individual assistance, customized instruction, stresses ownership of writing

73. 11 Key Elements to Improve Writing Achievement in Grades 4 - 12 Study of Models - provides models for each type of writing that is the focus of instruction Writing to Learn – using writing to learn content

75. Findings of Meta-Analysis Three Core Recommendations

76. Writing Practices that Enhance Reading Have students write about the texts they read React, reflect, analyze, interpret Summarize Answer questions in writing

77. Writing Practices that Enhance Reading Explicit instruction Writing process Paragraph Construction Spelling Skills

78. Writing Practices that Enhance Reading Increase Quantity of Writing

79. Writing improves Comprehension

80. Writing improves fluency

81. Writing improves decoding

82. so, what are we doing to increase writing opportunities for our struggling writers?

83. Five Paragraph Essay ?

84. Low Tech ideas

88. A word about data collection

89. This is not in addition to. This is in place of.

91. What are we currently doing?

92. Is it working ?

93. Removes the obstacles to success

94. Provides alternative ways to demonstrate learning

95. Promotes Independence!

96. Makes learning possible!