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Assistive Technologies for Reading and Writing Group 1: Chrissy, Stacey, Jessica, and Linda

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Page 1: Assistive Technologies for Reading and Writing Group 1: Chrissy, Stacey, Jessica, and Linda

Assistive Technologies for

Reading and WritingGroup 1:

Chrissy, Stacey, Jessica, and Linda

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Writing is the process of encoding thought into graphemes, or phonograms, so that communication can occur across time and space (Raymond,2004)

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“A child miseducated is a child lost.”

-- John F. Kennedy

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Reading and writing with ATStudents with any language or speech impairments may be

taught to use augmentative or alternative communication (AAC)system.

Assistive Technologies strategies for reading and writing can be simple to sophisticated, depending on the needs of the individual student.

Assistive Technologies for students can range from no tech, light tech to high tech.

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HighTechReadPlease Software

• Text-to-speech software for Windows based operating systems

OptionsReadPlease 2003 (free)ReadPlease Plus 2003ReadingBar 2 for Internet Explorer

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Low Techcustom cut white boards

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