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The Complete Assistive Technology Guide for School: From Pencil Grips to AAC Devices
Education > Accommodations

The Complete Assistive Technology Guide for School: From Pencil Grips to AAC Devices

By Benjamin Thompson
...supports that can genuinely change what a student is able to do in a classroom, and the...available. When both gaps exist at once, students who could benefit go without, and no...and how to make sure your child's IEP addresses this correctly. What Assistive...complex: talking calculators, digital voice...
Parents as Equal Partners at the IEP Table
Education > Accommodations

Parents as Equal Partners at the IEP Table

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...son's or daughter's IEP team. They are often...worrying if their student will receive the...everything their students need. They can become...developed to help their student and to the learning...the preparation of IEP documents, the individualized...education plan for their student. Being a knowledgeable...knowledgeable partner at the IEP table means understanding...and professional voice. This means parents...
Preparing Your Teen to Lead Their Own IEP Meeting
Legal > Advocacy

Preparing Your Teen to Lead Their Own IEP Meeting

By Ethan Parker
...parents sitting in IEP meetings don't realize...at the table, with a voice, not just observing...the side. Under IDEA, students become full IEP team...students become full IEP team members starting...where your work begins. Student-led IEPs don't happen...begins. Student-led IEPs don't happen by accident....must be invited to any IEP meeting where post-secondary...
FM Systems and Classroom Listening Technology: An IEP Guide for Parents
Assistive Tech > Hearing

FM Systems and Classroom Listening Technology: An IEP Guide for Parents

By Professor Leo Graham
...in a quiet setting. The teacher's voice arrives at your child's ear at roughly...HVAC hum, chairs scraping, and the students moving around. FM systems exist precisely...cochlear implant processor. The teacher's voice is captured close to the source and...become the generic term parents and IEP teams use, but the technology has evolved....
Special Needs App of the Day: ConversationBuilder
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: ConversationBuilder

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...begins the conversation ("student" or "peer") and which phrase...exchanges long. When the "student" registers to use the app,...conversations within the app. Students record one half of the conversation...conversation in each exchange, and a voice in the app responds. At the...conversation and hear their own voices. ConversationBuilder is available...
Improving Social Interactions for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum

Improving Social Interactions for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...social cues such as tone of voice and body language. Due to...academics and support services, students at Village Glen are taught...social success. As a result, students are able to make friends and...Clark, School Director, "Often students come to Village Glen who have...finally have a friend." As one student states, "When I first came...
Calm in Crisis
Health > Mental Health

Calm in Crisis

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
I walked into a fifth-grade classroom and saw a student with autism sprawled out on the floor. The classroom...and then biting his hand. The paraprofessional's voice became louder and more stern, “Get up now. Time...otherwise wounded child. I listened for the teacher's voice. Was the child being punished? Was someone scolding...
Improving Social Interactions For Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum

Improving Social Interactions For Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorders

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...social cues such as tone of voice and body language. Due to...academics and support services, students at Village Glen are taught...social success. As a result, students are able to make friends and...Clark, School Director, "Often students come to Village Glen who have...finally have a friend." As one student states, "When I first came...
Best Text-to-Speech Software for Dyslexic Students: A K-12 Guide
Assistive Tech > Software

Best Text-to-Speech Software for Dyslexic Students: A K-12 Guide

By Samantha Kay
...reading is hard. For a student with dyslexia, every...reach meaning. When a student can listen to an assignment...effectively depends on the student's grade level, their...like. For Elementary Students: Simplicity Is the Feature....human-narrated audiobooks that AI voices cannot replicate. Some...cannot replicate. Some students find synthesized speech...
Assistive Technology Software for Learning Disabilities: A Complete Guide
Assistive Tech > Software

Assistive Technology Software for Learning Disabilities: A Complete Guide

By Elijah Evans
...assignment, or a student with ADHD can't get...spoken audio, letting students who struggle to decode...through listening. For students with dyslexia, this...middle and high school students reading online textbooks...aloud, which helps students who benefit from visual...when AI-generated voices create processing...Workspace. For elementary students, interface simplicity...
From Up On Poppy Hill – Combo Pack
Lifestyle > Recreation

From Up On Poppy Hill – Combo Pack

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...preparing to host the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. Umi (voiced by Sarah Bolger) is a busy high school student....(voiced by Sarah Bolger) is a busy high school student. Her father was lost at sea in the Korean War and...household and attends school. Umi meets Shun (voiced by Anton Yelchin), the editor of the high school...
Special Needs App of the Day: Frog Dissection
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Frog Dissection

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...tool for middle school students. In the app, students...students. In the app, students practice all the steps...Dissection includes a voice over with step-by-step...instructions to guide students through the process....way to test what your students have learned. You won't...introduction to biology for students. It also seems like it...

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