Category: Tech Tools
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Electronic Spell Checkers in an IEP: Accommodation Examples for Dyslexia
Short answer: An electronic spell checker can be written into an IEP or 504 Plan when a student’s disability makes spelling a barrier to showing knowledge, completing written work, or participating in the curriculum. The plan should name when the tool is allowed, what features the student needs, who will teach the student to use…
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Bookshare vs. Learning Ally vs. NLS/BARD: Which Accessible Book Service Fits Your Child?
Short answer: Bookshare is usually the best first stop for a very large, customizable accessible-ebook library; Learning Ally is especially useful when a child benefits from human narration paired with highlighted text and school-focused titles; and NLS/BARD is a free national library service with human-narrated audio, electronic braille, and specialized reading equipment. Many eligible children…
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This $10 Voice Recorder Might Be the Best Speech Practice Tool You’re Not Using
If a child is not aware that they are doing something incorrectly, it is very difficult for them to fix it. And just as much as you don’t like being the one to correct them all the time, they don’t like it either. Children have to develop a level of self-awareness before they are able…