Using iPads with Students with Intellectual Disabilities. Definition of an Intellectual Disability ‘Intellectual disability is a broad concept encompassing various intellectual deficits, including mental retardation (MR), deficits too mild to properly qualify as MR, various conditions such as specific learning disability, and problems acquired later in life through acquired brain injuries or neurodegenerative diseases like dementia. Intellectual disabilities may appear at any age.’ [Source - Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behaviour, which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability usually originates before the age of 18. Intellectual functioning, also called intelligence, refers to general mental capacity, such as learning, reasoning, problem solving, and so on.
One criterion to measure intellectual functioning is an IQ test. AAC involves a set of tools and strategies. Learning Disabilities. We’ve all been under rising pressure to embrace mobile technologies, such as the iPad or Android tablets, as part of our toolkit to support students, clients and family members. There’s no doubt that these technologies are very exciting but the rapid rate at which this landscape changes can also be a little daunting! For the iPad, there are well over 775,000 apps to choose from and this number is constantly increasing! More and more apps and accessories are being developed every day to support children and adults with autism, intellectual and physical disabilities. There are apps for communication, social skill development, displaying visual schedules and provide positive behavior support.
Is your head already spinning?!?! The BIG question is: How do you connect the individual’s needs with the right tool? Starting out Assessment tools Technology is just one of the tools available to teachers and therapists to ensure a learning rich and engaging environment for all. Appetising Apps App Lists. Accessibility - iPad - Physical and Motor Skills. Accessibility - iPad - Vision. Special needs. Please can anyone help us?
We are looking for hearing devices, for example FM systems linked to hearing aids that can connect directly to iPads. We want to assist children to record the teachers voice in a class on their iPads, so that the iPad can function as a note taking device. We need to record the teachers voice via an FM system over a distance. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Toddler Sandbox, formerly known as “Wipe and Learn”, is an early-learning iPad app for K-2 children, which is also highly recommended for children with special needs. “Sandbox” involves children swiping their finger across the screen to reveal a hidden picture. For: Early Childhood Students, Students with Special Needs Cost: $0.99 (Download) Requires WiFi?
Further Reading iPads are an excellent way to provide individualized learning materials and re-inforcement for students with a wide range of learning abilities. Differentiating Instruction Scaffolding Learning Sensory Learning Supporting Learning Requires WiFi? iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apps for (Special) Education. Mobilelearning4specialneeds - App Lists. Special needs uses. Special Needs Apps for the iPad. I. D. PHILLIPS. iPads in Special Education. Manor Lakes P-12 College - Home - Welcome... iPads for Education | Case Studies | Manor Lakes P-12 Specialist College. iPads for Education | Case Studies | Royal Children's Hospital Education Institute. iPads for Education | Case Studies | Warringa Park School. iPads for Education | Victoria, Australia.