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A FAMILY OF DYSLEXICS TRANSFORM ED THROUGH STRUCTURED LITERACY AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

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But with assistive technology that enables her to complete her work independently, she’s finally happy to go to school and is making progress with a structured literacy tutor. Thanks to blended learning for structured literacy intervention, he’s now at or about benchmark in every area.

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

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The school needed his expertise to help keep its assistive technology up and running as it was a school for children and adults with disabilities. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

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Renaissance and Learning A-Z Partner to Promote Literacy

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Renaissance ® announces Learning A-Z, a literacy-focused pre-K–6 educational provider of technology-enabled learning resources, as its latest Renaissance Growth Alliance™ partner. The companies are working together to provide personalized reading instruction.

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How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

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Of course, this is also essential assistive technology. Although it’s true that the law requires this kind of assistive technology at some schools, I believe ASR is now more than just assistive technology; it’s on its way to becoming foundational educational technology for all students.

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Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121

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Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . That packs a powerful punch to student learning! With a focus on adapting to the “new normal,” this conference will help teachers and educational leaders learn new skills and strategies to engage students in online and blended learning.

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Movie magic could be used to translate for the deaf

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Matt Huenerfauth (right), director of the Linguistic and Assistive Technologies Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology, records video and motion-capture data from someone performing American Sign Language (ASL). Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

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Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. Can teachers figure out how best to use it?

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His seventh-graders set their own learning goals and focus on mastering skills and knowledge via a combination of online resources (such as BrainPOP and Kahn Academy) and painstaking guidance and support from a team of teachers. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. And the reason is, everyone has access to it.