ONLINE TOUR OF RESOURCES FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

This page is a companion to the Applications of Computer Technology for Students with  Learning Disabilities, and offers a guided tour to selected sites from the workshop bibliography.

Classroom Practices

Using Technology to Enhance the Writing Processes of Students with Learning Disabilities

Charles A. MacArthur, July 1996, Journal of Learning Disabilities
 Volume 29, Number 4, pages 344-354
 http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/tech_writing.html
 

Article by Charles McArthur is a source  of additional information on how word processing assists students with learning disabilities and software (grammar checkers, speech synthesis, etc) that goes beyond the scope of our workshop. It emphasizes the need for explicit  instruction in such aspects of the writing process as revision, in order to produce noticeable improvements in student writing.

How Computers Change the Writing Process for People with Learning Disabilities

by Richard Wanderman
 http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/poor_richard_article.html
 

Richard Wanderman's article is a clear, concise bulleted article that emphasizes the how and why computers make the difference in writing for people with LD, from a powerful a firsthand account.

Facts About Assistive Technology and the IEP

http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/at-iep.html
 

Facts about assistive tech and the IEP is a short, specific list for teachers, parents and child study team members, of how assistive technology can and should be written into the IEP.

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Transition

School-to-Work Outreach Project
The School-to-Work Outreach Project (STWOP) was a nationwide, three year project funded by the U.S. Department of Education to improve school-to-work activities including students with disabilities by identifying and sharing school-to-work models/practices/strategies that work, encouraging others to adopt or replicate those models
 http://www.ici.coled.umn.edu/schooltowork/

Web site of an exemplary US DoE nation wide program that identifies and  shares models, practices and strategies that work. It has many valuable links, and the profiles of exemplary/model practices are recommended, particularly career immersion. It addresses everything from mission, goals, population served to case studies.

Career Immersion: Mission/Goals:
To maximize every student's academic achievement by providing opportunities beyond the classroom that help to make successful connections between school and careers.
 http://www.ici.coled.umn.edu/schooltowork/immersion.html

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES:

ABC'S of LD/ADD
 Learning Disabilities (LD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
 http://www.ldonline.org/abcs_info/articles-info.html
 

This is the most comprehensive source of the latest research and information on  LD and ADD, with 12 different focus areas. Two that are recommended for starters are:

LD InDepth and ABC's of LD/ADD.

• ABC's of LD/ADD is a very basic intro site for beginners, offering definitions and explanations of types of learning disabilities, helpful to teachers and parents.
• LD InDepth offers a feature topic of the month, in addition to its regular broad array.

LD In-Depth offers a vast array of information on\ topics within the area of learning disabilities. Here you'll find articles written by the leading experts, research findings reported by top researchers, and the latest news in the field of learning disabilities.
 http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/resource-guide.html

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Online Discussions:

 Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities
 http://www.ldonline.org/bulletin_boards/index.html

This site offers an array of bulletin boards on various topics, and features a monthly "Ask the Experts" discussion. This month's topic is Teaching Writing to Students with Learning Disabilities

The introduction states: "Our Panel of Experts will answer your questions on ways to improve the writing process for students with learning disabilities."

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