ClassJump.com - free websites for teachers Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd) Setting the Stage for Success: Building Success Through Effective Selection and Use of Assistive Technology Systems By: Joy Smiley Zabala (2000) This personal reflection on the SETT Framework shares insights into the development and use of the SETT Framework. It provides considerations for using SETT as a collaborative tool by which groups of people with varying previous experience in assistive technology can effectively build consensus and align expectations in order to: Consider and establish an individual student's need (or lack of need) for assistive technology work toward developing a system of tools with which a student can use to address identified needslink assistive technology assessment and interventionalign purpose, expected results and evaluation measures when choosing and using a system of assistive technology tools Part I: The big questions Which students need assistive technology? Those for whom assistive technology is necessary in order for them to receive a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) and to make progress in a program reasonably calculated to confer educational benefit.
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The International Dyslexia Association Promoting literacy through research, education and advocacy Tools for Evaluation: Assistive Technology Tools Kits By: National Center for Technology Innovation and Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd) (2006) When an individual is identified with a disability and assistive technology is recommended, where do you begin?1 An AT specialist and teacher might advise the use of specific tools. Families might be excited by the range of AT and ready to move forward. But should they? While AT tools are enhancing the field of special education, the specific recommendations need to be tailored to the particular individual. AT tool kits help alleviate the inconsistencies in evaluations by presenting specialists and instructors with processes to screen individuals and determine needs. Although AT tool kits aim to standardize the process of AT evaluation, there are many alternatives amongst the components. The SETT Framework (Joy Zabala) Education Tech Points (Gayl Bowser and Penny Reed) Has Technology been Considered? AT Tool Kit links Endnotes 4 “Models, Theories and Frameworks.”
Teacher Website Builder - EducatorPages.com™ Teacher Websites Council for Learning Disabilities Tools For Life Georgia > Home 4Teachers : Main Page Developing an Accessible Technology Plan Although each organization is unique and has unique requirements, common steps are involved in developing a good accessible technology plan. Following is a proven five-step plan used in many technology development plans that has simply been applied to accessible technology. Many of the themes described here are based on the steps in Susan Conway's and Char Sligar's book Unlocking Knowledge Assets. Thinking through your strategy and requirements will reduce costs and increase efficiency—reducing false-starts, ensuring compatibility with existing technology, and accurately addressing your organization's unique situation and needs. The five steps are: Define the accessible technology strategy. Step 1: Define the Accessible Technology Strategy In this important first step, you describe how accessible technology fits within your organization—specifically, how it fits with your business and competitive strategies, objectives, and measures of success. Vision statement. Objectives. More Info
Target the Problem! Welcome to Target the Problem!, a tool to help parents and classroom teachers understand the specific problems a child may be having with reading. You'll find practical suggestions on what you (and kids themselves) can do to help students overcome or deal with their reading difficulties. Overview Target the Problem! For more comprehensive information, click below to learn about areas where kids often have reading difficulties: What you'll find in each section An explanation of the problem and how it affects a child's reading Information on how children experience the difficulty as well as what it may look like from a parent's or teacher's point of view Suggestions on what parents, teachers, and kids themselves can do to help Links to more information You can also download and print this handout version of "Target the Problem!" Download the handout (246K PDF)* Things to be aware of There are many reasons why reading can be hard. We hope you'll use this information as a starting point.
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