How to help a square peg, a

triangle and circle become a

“Star”

Using Assistive Technology for a Better

Classroom Experience

Individual Education PlansA child who has difficulty learning and functioning and has been identified as a special needs student is the perfect candidate for an IEP.

Just what is an IEP?As the name implies, it is an

ongoing, individualized education plan for any child that provides a unique approach to

meet the needs through a variety of means. One of those

means is . . . Assistive Technology.

As the name implies, it is an ongoing, individualized

education plan for any child that provides a unique approach to

meet the needs through a variety of means. One of those

means is . . . Assistive Technology.

Assistive technology

or adaptive technology (AT)

 is an umbrella term that includes

assistive, adaptive, and

rehabilitative devices for people

with disabilities and also includes

the process used in selecting,

allocating, and using them…

AT promotes greater

independence by enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly

unable to accomplish,

AT promotes greater

independence by enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly

unable to accomplish,

or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing

enhancements to or changed methods of interacting with the

technology needed to accomplish such tasks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisti

ve_technology

For those with ADHD

•Talking Calculators

•Portable Word Processors

•Audio Books

•Speech Recognition Programs

•An invisible clock

Auditory Disability AT’sHearing assistive technology systems (HATS) can be used with or without hearing aids or cochlear implants to make hearing easier—and thereby reduce stress and fatigue.

Mild Learning Disabilities

Truly anything from a piece of paper to a video, to a webcast, to a talking watch can be used to help meet the needs of the child.