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Assistive Technology of Alaska
Reading Supports
Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD
HOUSEKEEPINGHOUSEKEEPING
• Sign-In
Sheet
• Evaluation
s
• Give-Away
ATLAATLA• Federal Tech Act Project
– Information– Demonstrations– Training– Loans– Re-use and recycle
• Other Activities– Ordering AT devices and products– AT workshops– AT assessments
OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVESToday we hope you learn –
• old and new alternative formats to accessing text.
• accessible text does not have to be expensive or time consuming to create.
• new resources that you can begin using TODAY!
STUDENTSTUDENT
• learning disabled
• visually impaired
• physically impaired
• other?
PRINT DISABLED BY DEFINITION
MEANS
”cannot access print in the standard way”
Something to think about…Something to think about…
Is the rapid growth of
technology redefining the
standard way?
PRINT DISABLED BY DEFINITION
MEANS
”cannot access print in the standard way”
KIDS TODAYKIDS TODAYADULTS TOMORROW..
As Digital Immigrants and/or Digital Natives, we need make reading an opportunity for all students using the tools students
will be expected to have when they graduate.
ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT
The Millennial generation, or those born after 1981, currently represents 22 percent of all workers. However, by the year 2014 they are expected to represent almost 47 percent of the workforce.
“DIGITAL NATIVES”“DIGITAL NATIVES”
SETTSETT
ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT
• What are the structural and physical arrangements of the environment?
• What supports are available to both student and staff?
• What materials and equipment are currently available?
• What are the physical, instructional, and technological access issues?
• What are the attitudes and expectations of the staff and family?
TASKSTASKS
•What specific tasks occur in the environment that enables the student to progress to the goal?
•What specific tasks are required for active involvement in the environment – such as communication and participation.
TOOLSTOOLS
LOW to MID TECH IDEAS
•Enlarged print•Audiobooks and/or digital books•Colored highlighter tape, paperclips, rulers, etc..•Pictures with text•Kindle
any other ideas?
TOOLSTOOLSHIGH TECH
•OCR Scanner and Magnification Devices•Commercial Software:
• Read & Write Gold (PC & Mac)• Reading Made EZ (PC & Mac)• Claro Read (PC & Mac)• Kurzweil (PC & Mac)• WYNN (PC)
•Handheld devices suchas an iPod or Kindle. •Livescribe Pulse Pen
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSSOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
• Homophone Support• Online Speaking
Dictionary• Word Prediction• Choice of Reading
Voices• Highlighting
(collection of highlights)
• Web Reading• Scanning Options• Text Alteration• Colored
Backgrounds• Audio conversion• Platforms
VARIETY OF FEATURES AMONGST PROGRAMS
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSSOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
PERSONAL USER PREFERENCE
WHAT’S IN THE LAB?WHAT’S IN THE LAB?
LEARN HOW TO USE AND APPLY THE FOLLOWING TOOLS FOR
READERS OF ALL AGES..
•PULSE PEN •WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS•IPOD TOUCHES
WEB 2.0WEB 2.0
RESOURCE IN A PINCH!
http://vozme.com
http://www.ispeech.org/
http://www.readthewords.com/
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!
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Assistive Technology of Alaska
Reading Supports
Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD
