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Assessment for Academic Learning Aids
A project funded by the
Louisiana Department of Education
Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance
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AT Tool Kit
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Examples of
Frequently Used Tools for Study
and Organization
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Spatial Organization Aids
• Color coding supports
– Coding helps student locate and organize materials
• Highlighting tabs (office supply)
• Highlighting pens/tape (Crystal Springs, office supply)
• Color coding books - same color for covers, folders,
notebooks (office supply)
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• Binder and filing notebooks
– Helps students have a defined place to keep things
– Features to be aware of
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Velcro pockets and dividers
File folder pockets
Carrying straps
Dual binder 2-in1 Zipper Binder (Case-It)
• Alignment aids
– Helps student maintain position while reading or
writing
• Reading Window (Onion Mountain)
• Graph, raised and bold line paper (Office supply stores,
Pocketful of Therapy, Sammons Preston Rolyan, Onion
Mountain)
• Adapted paper (GPAT website)
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• Magnifiers and reading windows for maps and
other visual tasks
– Helps student locate information and maintain
position in visually “busy” perceptual fields
• Pocket Magnifier (Independent Living Aids)
• Bar Magnifiers (Independent Living Aids)
• Page Magnifiers (Independent Living Aids)
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Temporal Organization Aids
• Printed schedules/ agendas
– Helps students keep track of due dates and appointments /
schedules
• Calendar Software
– Helps students keep track of due dates and appointments /
schedules
• Outlook (Microsoft)
• GoBinder (Agilix)
• Web based (www.education-world.com)
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• Timers
– Helps students monitor time assigned to or
remaining for a task
• Time Timer (timetimer.com)
• Pocket Timer (Attainment)
• Invisible Clock (Attainment)
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• Adapted/talking watches
– Watches can announce time for those unable to read digital
/analog clocks
– Vibrating and audible multiple alarms help students stay on
schedule with routine activities
• WatchMinder II Vibrating Reminder Trainer Watch
(Independent Living Aids)
• Men's New Age 4 Alarm Talking Watch (Independent
Living Aids)
• Computer USB Timex Watch (E-pill)
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• Personal digital assistant (PDA)
– Portable solution containing clock,
calendar, and alarm
– Helps students monitor time assigned to or
remaining for a task
• Palm Pilot (Palm)
• Dana (AlphaSmart)
• Pocket PC (Dell)
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Sequential Organization Aids
• Text or picture based schedules
– Provided graphic support for students with reading
difficulties and for visual automaticity
• MS Word (Microsoft)
• Writing With Symbols (Mayer Johnson)
• Boardmaker (Mayer Johnson)
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• Paper or electronic checklists
– Provides a visual reminder of items to be
completed
• To Do List Generator
(http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/ )
• Pocket Modifications (http://www.pocketmod.com/ )
• Templates/Rubrics (teacher made – specific to task)
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• Multi message recorders
– Provides auditory directions help student put steps
in correct sequence
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Step Pad (Attainment)
Memo Minder (Attainment)
Pen 90 (Beta Electronics, Inc )
Memo Mate (Attainment)
Attention Aids
• Decreased stimuli
– Reduces environmental stimuli to help students maintain on
task behavior
• Earplugs (discount department and office supply store)
• Headphones (with or without without “white noise” or
other sound (office supply store)
• Assistive Listening Devices (Phonic Ear, Williams
Sound)
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Attention Aids
• Memory/Cueing Devices
– Helps students remember components of a task or schedule
• Arrow or highlight tabs
• Sticky Notes
• Invisible Clock (Attainment)
• Vibrating Watches (Independent Living Aids)
• Digital Recorders (office supply stores)
• Software for PDA (such as the PEAT software)
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Prioritization Aids
• Note taking aids
– Helps students find key components and work
more efficiently
• Peer Notetakers
• Highlighting aids
• Handheld scanners (Onion Mountain, Don Johnston)
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Prioritization Aids
• Print and software based study and outline tools
– Provides external structure and support
– Teachers can implant study cues
• Graphic Organizers
• MS Word (Microsoft)
• Inspiration/Kidspiration (Inspiration)
• Solo (Don Johnston)
• Kurzweil 3000 (Kurzweil Educational Systems)
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Calculation and
Problem Solving Tools
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Manipulatives
• Provides concrete materials that can be used
when performing math tasks
– Counters (Beacon Ridge, MathFun.com)
– Pattern Blocks (Beacon Ridge, MathFun.com)
– Fraction Tiles (Beacon Ridge, MathFun.com)
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Manipulatives
when performing math tasks (continued)
– Tangrams (MathFun.com)
– BarCulator (MathFun.com)
– PieCulator (MathFun.com)
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Virtual Manipulatives
• Allows for access to electronic manipulatives
– IntelliMathics (IntelliTools)
– National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
(http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/)
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Charts and Study Guides
• Booklets provide sample problems and
references for solving common math problems
– Flip charts, Quick Study guides (Amazon, Publisher
provided)
– Quick Math Books (Curriculum Associates)
– CliffNotes (www.cliffnotes.com, bookstores)
– Flow chart, cheat sheets (Teacher made)
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• Applications provide sample problems and
references for solving common math problems
– Study Works Teaching Pro (Global Software Publishing)
– Scientific Notebook (MacKichen Software)
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• Online Resources provide sample problems
and references for solving common math
problems
– Ask Dr. Math – Math Forum @ Drexel
(http://mathforum.org/dr.math/)
– Math.com (www.math.com/)
– WebMath.com (www.webmath.com)
– Algebra.help (www.algebrahelp.com)
– MathOnline (www.mathonline.org/)
– SparkNotes (www.sparknotes.com/math/)
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Process Aids
• Provide auditory prompts for solving multistep problems
– StepPad (Attainment)
– VoiceCue (Attainment)
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Large Key Calculators
• Provide large buttons and/or large display for
physical access
– Dino Junior Big Number Calculator (Independent Living
Aids)
– Sci-Pod Low Vision Scientific Calculator (MaxiAids)
– Desk-top Calculator (MaxiAids)
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Talking Calculators
• Provides speech feedback of numbers entered
and numbers on display
– Various models (MaxiAids, PCI, Independent Living Aids)
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Fraction Calculators
• Provides calculation assistance for solving
fraction problems
– TI-15 Explorer Calculator (Onion Mountain Technology)
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Graphing Calculators
• Provides assistance in completing math tasks
that require graphing
• Some provide link to computer - connectivity
– TI-84 Plus Silver Edition (Texas Instruments, office supply
and discount stores)
– CFX-9850G+ Graphing Calculator (Casio, Academic
Superstore, office supply and discount stores)
– Accessible Graphing Calculator (Independent Living Aids)
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Talking Scientific Calculators
• Provides speech feedback for solving higher
level math equations
– Talking Scientific Calculator (Independent Living Aids)
– Orion T136X Talking Scientific Calculator (MaxiAids)
– TI-36X (Independent Living Aids)
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Onscreen Calculators
• Provide on-screen calculation assistance
– Big Calc (EnableMart)
– Windows based Calculators- standard and scientific
– Giant On-Screen Calculator (free at
http://mrjennings.co.uk/teacher/maths/calc.html
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Onscreen Calculators
• Provide on-screen calculation assistance
– CalcuScan (Mayer Johnson)
– Ti-SmartView emulator software (Texas Instruments)
– Calculator Collection (Riverdeep)
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Calculator with Braille Input-Output
• Allows Braille users to enter problems using
Braille keystrokes and have embossed output
– Braille ‘n Speak (Freedom Scientific)
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Graphing and Charting Software
• Allows students to create graphs on the
computer
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Microsoft Word (Microsoft)
Microsoft Excel (Microsoft)
Graph Club (Tom Snyder)
TI Interactive (Texas Instruments)
Geometer Sketchpad (Key Curriculum Press)
Scientific Notebook (MacKichen Software)
Portable Math Processors
• Provides a portable electric solution for
solving math problems and practicing math
skills
– CalcuScribe (CalcuScribe)
– Palm OS with Math Software (Handango, ImagiWorks)
Missile Math 1.8
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Electronic Math Processing Software
• Allows for completion of basic math functions
in an electronic format
– MathPad (IntelliTools)
– MathPad Plus (IntelliTools)
– Access to Math for Mac (Don Johnson)
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• Allows for completion of higher level math
functions in an electronic format
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Equation Editor (free download from MS Office CD)
MathType (Design Science)
StudyWorks Teaching Pro (Global Software Publishing)
TI Interactive (Texas Instruments)
• Allows for completion of higher level math
functions in an electronic format (continued)
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Virtual Pencil series (Henter Math)
Scientific Notebook (MacKichen Software)
Geometer’s Sketchpad (Key Curriculum Press)
Algebrator (Sofmath)
Money Manipulatives
when performing money tasks
– Bills, coins – Hands on Money (Attainment)
– Bills, coins, stickers, trays (Creative Presentation
Resources, PCI)
– Check writing and banking sets (PCI)
– Coin Abacus (PCI)
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Money Charts and Study Guides
• Provides visual cues and references for math
tasks involving money
– Money Books (Attainment, PCI)
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Money Calculators
• Provides a tool for calculating money
– Coinulator (PCI, Onion Mountain Technology, Attainment)
– Money Calc (PCI)
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Adapted Rulers
• Provides for visual and physical support when
measuring
– Master Ruler (Onion Mountain Technology)
– Finger Grip Ruler (Onion Mountain Technology)
– Large number rulers (Fiskars, local department stores)
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Adapted Tape Measures
• Provides fractional and/or decimal increments
labeled
– Labeled with fraction (StanleyTools, Lufkin)
• Provides Laser / Digital measure without tape
– FATMAX Tru Laser Measurer 100 Series (StanleyTools)
• Provides voice output when measuring
– Talking Tape Measure (LLS Group, MaxiAids)
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Adapted Measuring Devices
• Provides measuring support through talking,
color-coding, larger / bolder numbers, larger
handles, more stable bases, etc
− Talking Measuring Jug (Independent Living Aids)
− Teaspoon Measuring Syringe (Independent Living Aids)
− Color Coded Measuring Cups (MaxiAids)
− Big Number Funnel Set (MaxiAids)
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Time Manipulatives
• Allows for visual cues when telling time
– TimeWheel (Attainment)
– Master Clock (Onion Mountain Technology)
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Adaptive watches
• Provides various modes of output to assist with
telling time
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Talking Watch (Independent Living Aids)
Vibrating Watch (Independent Living Aids)
Dual Time Watch (Timex)
Teaching Watches (Timex, Zoobee)
Technology aids for writing and
spelling
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Positioning aids
• Aids that help maintain posture and or stabilize
student’s paper
– Slant boards (Pocket Full of Therapy)
– Page holders (office supply store)
– Book stands (Onion Mountain Technology)
– Clipboards (office supply store)
– Dycem or non-slip shelf liner (Sammons Preston Rolyan)
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Contrast Aids
Aids that provide visual contrast
– Highlighter tape, pens (Crystal Springs, office
supply store)
– Reading Helper (Really Good Stuff, Onion
Mountain Technology)
– Colored Overlays (NRSI, See It Right)
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Adapted Writing Utensils
• Aids to assist with grasp
– Adapted pens/pencils such as ring pen and evo pen
(Onion Mountain Technology, Sammons Preston
Rolyan)
– Pencil grips (Sammons Preston Rolyan, Onion
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Adapted Paper and Writing Guides
• Paper with different kinds of lines and spacing
– Raised line paper (Sammons Preston Rolyan,
Onion Mountain Technology)
– Bold line paper (Sammons Preston Rolyan, Onion
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Adapted Paper and Writing Guides
• Paper with different kinds of lines and spacing
– Dry erase boards (Really Good Stuff)
– Writing guides (Independent Living Aids, Onion
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Personal Vocabulary or Spelling
Dictionaries
• Lists of commonly misspelled words
– Notebook (office supply store)
– QuickWord Booklets (Curriculum Associates)
– SpellWell Bookmarks (Curriculum Associates)
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Hand-held Spellcheckers / Dictionaries
• Small portable spell checking devices and/or dictionaries which provide
information about spelling and word usage/definitions. Models available
with or without speech.
– Children’s Talking Dictionary with Spell Corrector (Franklin)
– Speaking Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus (Franklin)
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Hand-held Spellcheckers / Dictionaries
• Devices for recording notes and answers to tests
– Digital Recorder (office supply store)
– Handi-Cassette II (American Printing House for the Blind –
APH)
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Hand-held Scanners
• Devices for taking notes from books or other
print resources
– Notetaker (Don Johnston)
– Iris Pen
(Onion Mountain Technology)
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Interactive Whiteboards
• Provide class or personal copies of teacher
notes and information recorded on the board.
– Smartboard (Smart Technologies Incorporated)
– Mimio (Virtual Ink)
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Printed Graphic Organizers
• Printed organizational support for students with difficulty
brainstorming and organizing thoughts
– Teacher made graphic organizers
– Microsoft Word (Microsoft)
– Inspiration
(Inspiration)
– Kidspiration
(Inspiration)
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Portable Word Processor
• Stand alone keyboards - small in size, easy to
use, portable and durable
– Dana (AlphaSmart Inc)
– Neo (AlphaSmart Inc)
– Laser PC6 (Perfect Solutions)
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Concept / Webbing Applications
• Computer-based organizational supports for
students with difficulty brainstorming and
organizing thoughts
– Inspiration
(Inspiration)
– Kidspiration
(Inspiration)
– Draft:Builder SOLO
(Don Johnston)
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Standard Word Processing Software
• Enables students to create, edit, store and
print text
• Newer versions may contain study supports
and text to speech
– Microsoft Word (Microsoft)
– WordPerfect (Corel)
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Graphic Word Processing Software
• Software with graphic and speech support
– Writing with Symbols (Mayer Johnson)
– IntelliTalk (IntelliTools)
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Graphic Word Processing Software
• Software with graphic and speech support
– Clicker (Crick Software)
– PixWriter (Slater Software)
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Talking Word Processing Software
• Software with speech support
– Write:OutLoud (Don Johnston)
– Talking Word Processor (Premier AT)
– Text-edit Plus (Trans Tex Software)
– CAST eReader (CAST)
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Word Prediction Software
• Software with spelling and grammar support
– Co:Writer SOLO (Don Johnston)
– Word Q (Quillsoft)
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Word Prediction Software
• Form filling software and scanner to scan
worksheets into the computer
– PaperPort 10 (Nuance)
– OmniForm (Nuance)
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Advanced Reading and Writing Aids
• Software that provides reading, note-taking and study support
• Some have an OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
component
– SOLO (Don Johnston)
– Kurzweil 3000
(Kurzweil Educational Systems)
– Read & Write Gold (TextHelp)
– WYNN (Freedom Scientific)
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Voice Recognition Software
• Software that allows speech that is spoken into
a microphone to be converted into text
displayed on the monitor
– Office Speech Recognition (Microsoft)
– Dragon Naturally Speaking (ScanSoft)
– IBM ViaVoice (ScanSoft)
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Augmentative Communication Devices
• AAC devices with text to speech capability
and/or infra-red capability to produce written
language and/or control writing software
applications on a computer
– DynaVox DV4 & MT4 (Dynavox Systems)
– Speaking Dynamically Pro (Mayer Johnson)
– DynaWrite (Dynavox Systems)
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AT for Reading
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Page Turners
Allows students to turn pages with independence
– Page fluffers (teacher made)
– Powered page turners (Zygo)
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Tracking aids
• Enables students with visual tracking
difficulties to maintain their place in the text
– Reading Window (Teacher Made)
– Bar Magnifier (Independent Living Aids)
– EZC Reader/ Colored Reading Helper (Really Good Stuff,
Onion Mountain Technology)
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Contrast aids
• Alters the foreground-background contrast to
promote visual access to text
– Highlighters
– Highlighting Tape (Crystal Springs)
– Acetate Report Covers
– Colored Overlays (National Reading Styles Institute, Onion
– Colored reading helpers (Onion Mountain Technology or
Really Good Stuff)
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Word Identification Aids
• Offers portable solution for reading difficult
words in textbooks and worksheets
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Children’s Talking Dictionary and Spell Checker
(Franklin)
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Merriam-Webster Speaking Dictionary and Thesaurus
(Franklin)
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Speaking Language Master (Franklin)
Handheld Scanners
• Offers word identification and reading support
through scanning technology for reading
difficult words in textbooks and worksheets
• Can be used as a note-taking device
• May provide text to speech support
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Reading Pens (Wizcom)
IRISpen (Onion Mountain)
Notetaker (Don Johnston)
Standalone Magnification Aids
• Allows for controlled enlargement of text to
magnification level needed
– Bar, page, pocket and stand magnifiers (Maxi-Aids,
Independent Living Aids, LS&S)
– Binocular and monocular telescopes
(Maxi-Aids)
– Closed Circuit Television Systems
(Telesensory)
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Alternate Format Books
• Large Type Books
– Provides standard materials presented in larger type
• Local Libraries and bookstores
• Louisiana Instructional Materials Center
(http://www.lsvi.org/LIMC.htm)
• American Printing House for the Blind-Louis Database
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• Braille
– Provides standard materials presented in braille
• Louisiana Instructional Materials Center
(http://www.lsvi.org/LIMC.htm)
• American Printing House for the Blind-Louis Database
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• Symbolized Text
– Provides access to text using graphics to support
understanding and independence
• News-2-You (www.news-2-you.com)
• News-4-You (Mayer Johnson)
• Graphic word processors (refer to graphic word
processors)
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• Commercially available audio books
– Provides access to text in an auditory format
• Local public libraries
• Local bookstores
• Online bookstores (www.amazon.com)
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• Commercially available audio books (continued)
– Provides access to text in an auditory format
– Use may require membership and an adapted player
• Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (www.rfbd.org)
• National Library Service (http://www.loc.gov/nls/)
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• Commercially available audio books (continued)
– Some may be used with CD players, cassette players, or
MP3 players
– Others may require the use of a specialized player
• Handi-Cassette II (American Printing House for the
Blind)
• Victor Reader Series and Software (HumanWare)
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• Commercially available electronic books
– Material is presented in primarily visual format
– Depending upon the reading device, some can have text to
speech, bookmarking and annotation features
– Available both commercially and free
• eBookMall (www.ebookmall.com)
• eReader.com (www.ereader.com)
• MobiPocket (www.mobipocket.com)
• Other commercial and public sources (Franklin,
Amazon)
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– Software available to read electronic books
• Microsoft Reader (Microsoft)
• eReader and eReader Pro (eReader.com)
• Adobe Reader for Palm, Windows, Macintosh (Adobe)
• MobiPocket Reader (MobiPocket)
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– Material is presented in primarily visual format
– Depending upon the reading device, some can have text to
speech, bookmarking and annotation features
• Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org)
– Requires membership
• BookShare (www.bookshare.org)
• Accessible Book Collection
(www.accessiblebookcollection.org)
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• Electronic books can be read with:
– Computers
– Portable devices (PDA, Pocket PC)
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• Text Presentation Software
─ Parses the text into Text-reading computer applications that
provide a bimodal presentation of the document being read
aloud
─ LiveInk (Walker Technologies)
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• Computer Books
– Provides electronic books for older struggling readers
needing age appropriate topics in controlled environments
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Start-to-Finish Literacy (Don Johnston)
Start-to-Finish Core Content (Don Johnston)
Start-to-Finish Books (Don Johnston)
Thinking Reader (Tom Snyder)
Digital Audio Files
• Teacher made files with digital recorder
• Computer generated files
– Creation can be with free or purchased MP3 or Wav
software
• Alive Text to Speech (Emetrix)
• TextAloud (NextUp)
• Text To Audio (Premier AT)
• Advanced reading aid feature (Kurzweil 3000)
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Text Reading Software
• Presents text in a visual and auditory format
─ Text-reading computer applications that provide a bimodal
presentation of the document being read aloud
─ Some are text only, some provide text and graphics
• ReadPlease Free (ReadPlease)
• Natural Reader (NaturalSoft)
• E-Text Reader (Premier AT)
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Text Reading Software
• Presents text in a visual and auditory format
(continued)
– Text-reading applications for computers and handhelds that
provide a bimodal presentation of the document being read
aloud
─ Some are text only, some provide text and graphics
• Universal Reader (Premier AT)
• Text to speech software for Palm OS (Handango)
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PDF Reading Software
• Visual and auditory
– PDF Readers provide speech access to unlocked PDFs
• Adobe Reader (Adobe)
• PDF Aloud (TextHelp)
• TextAloud (NextUp)
• Advanced Reading Aids
– Kurzweil 3000 (Kurzweil)
– Read and Write Gold (Text Help)
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Standard Word Processing Software
• Allows students to enter, edit and store text
– Word Perfect (Corel)
– Microsoft Word: a powerful standard word processor with
built-in study support features
• Visual accommodation - font, background, line spacing
• Text to speech in Microsoft Office 2002 and later
• Auto-summarize, Readability Statistics, Word Count
• Highlight text and colored fonts
• Outlining feature
• Dictionary and Thesaurus
• Comment
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Talking Word Processing Software
• Speaks selected text by letter, word, sentence, or paragraph
with optional simultaneous highlighting
• Text may be created in the application, imported from another
source, or scanned
– Talking Word Processor (Premier AT)
– Text-edit Plus (Trans Tex Software)
– Write:OutLoud (Don Johnston)
– CAST eReader (CAST)
– Clicker (Crick Software)
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Advanced Reading and Writing Aid Software
• Provides auditory reading support as well as
visual enhancement features
• May offer OCR, study aids and writing
supports
– SOLO (Don Johnston)
– Read & Write Gold
(Text Help)
– Kurzweil 3000 (Kurzweil Educational Systems)
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Advanced Reading and Writing Aid Software
• Screen enlargement software allows for controlled enlargement
of text to the magnification level needed
– ZoomText (AI Squared)
– MAGic (Freedom Scientific)
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Screen Reading Software
• Will read all text on the computer screen
• Support is provided across applications and the
Internet
– JAWS (Freedom Scientific)
– Window Eyes (GW Micro)
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Braille Translation Software
• Provides translation and formatting facilities to
automate the process of conversion from
regular print to Braille (and vice versa) and also
provides word-processing facilities for working
directly in the Braille, as well as, the print.
– Duxbury (Duxbury Systems)
– MegaDots (Duxbury Systems)
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