1. Assistive Technology For Students With Leaning Disabilities By: Megan Lee

2. These Characteristics are helpful when choosing useful technology for students with learning disabilities: • The software should address the skill the individual needs to learn and have levels to allow the student to progress. • Computer display should not be cluttered, to allow for better concentration with few distractions. • Directions should be straightforward. • It should be easy for student to correct mistakes.

3. The program should be easy to enter and exit. • The software should be fun and motivating, with topics of interest to the individual. • Saving the work should be easy. • There should be guidance and assistance by a parent or teacher so the student dose not become frustrated or bored with the software. • Taken from:Closing The Gap Oct./Nov., 2000 vol.19 #4

4. The Talking Word Processor That Encourages Writing and Reading • Listens letter by letter, word by word, or sentence by sentence. • Talking spell checker reads misspelled words in context. • Auditory feedback turns this word processor into a reading tool as well as a writing tool.

5. Help struggling students express themselves Write:OutLoud is a valuable tool for students who: Write with Discover:Switch, Discover:Board or Discover:Screen • Are reluctant, frustrated writers. • Need help to pass their writing standards. • Have difficulty expressing their ideas in writing. • Need to write and work more independently. • Have limited reading skills.

6. Single user $99.00 Five user $346.50 Ten user $663.30 Twenty user $1,267.20 Fifty user $2,970.00 Prices For The Write:OutLoud

7. Co:Writer® 4000 • The spelling- and grammar-smart word coach that builds BETTER sentencesStudent outcomes • Students work at their developmental spelling level. • Students write with content-specific words. • Students build good first sentences with correct conventions. • Students gain writing confidence.

8. Co:Writer 4000 Helps struggling students find the right words • Co:Writer 4000 is the leading writing intervention for students who: • Write with Discover:Switch, Discover:Board or Discover:Screen • Have limited grammar, spelling and vocabulary skills. • Are auditory learners. • Become frustrated because writing is too difficult. • Use writing to communicate verbally. • Fatigue when writing one letter at a time.

9. Single user $325.00 Fiver user $1137.50 Ten user $2,177.50 Fifty user $9,750.00 One hundred user $17,875.00 One thousand user $81,250.00 Prices Of The Co:Writer 4000

10. Quicktionary II is : a hand-held, pen shaped scanner an assistive reading device scans a word and will read the word aloud using a built- in speaker or headphones Wizcom Quickline Pen

11. Wizcom Quickline Pen • Wizcom was particularly designed for people with reading or learning disabilities, such as dyslexia. It is also useful for people who are learning English, or want the convenience of having a dictionary at their fingertips. • Price for quickline $148.10

12. For students who: * Need spelling support and mobility * Become frustrated with paper/pencil writing tasks * Have trouble keeping assignments organized AlphaSmart 3000 - $229 + S&H AlphaSmart 3000

13. In conclusion, there are many companies that offer a variety of assistive technology for students with learning disabilities. • There are also many national organizations that offer support, assistance and information to students with learning disabilities.