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Using Assistive Technology for Your Struggling Readers

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Assistive technology, especially audiobooks, provide both multisensory reading and writing experiences and enhance word recognition. Struggling readers themselves, Gavin and Marley, embraced an opportunity from Blackaby to become assistive technology leaders and trainers in their district. is “As often as they need it.”

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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

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This includes assistive technology devices. Field’s teachers have greatly improved their ability to accurately and efficiently identify whether a student has special learning needs, thanks so very focused teacher training at the district level, which Wilhoit said is key to better serving students with disabilities.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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Pop-up social media spaces and hashtags, such as #remoteteaching , #CovidCampus , and the Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning Facebook group, feature numerous posts and discussions about digital tools, resources, and apps for remote teaching. Marcus, the Department of Education’s assistant secretary for civil rights.