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The iPad develops educational experiences for students with special needs in ways that deliver information, facilitate communication, and enhance their learning experience throughout the term of the school day and beyond.

I also think this program would work well for English Language Learners.

TeachTown®: Basics was designed by a team of autism researchers led by Dr. Christina Whalen, PhD, BCBA-D, Chief Science Officer, who co-founded the company while working at the University of Washington Autism Center. The intervention curriculum addresses early childhood learning standards, and uses prescriptive and adaptive intelligence to deliver direct instruction. At appropriate intervals, children are motivated with games and rewards. Teachers can view progress reports online and receive a monthly email report to track accountability. The program contains over 800 On Computer Lessons and Off Computer Activities, and delivers thousands of concepts in six essential learning domains: Mathematics, Language Development, Language Arts, Adaptive Skills, Cognitive Skills, and Social and Emotion Skills.

Commercially available mapping software, such as Inspiration, is an example of a high-tech solution to organizational work and thought problems

Clip art, videos, animations, maps, diagrams, and other graphic elements can be found online as well and are useful in assisting students who need visual imagery to better understand the concepts in a lesson

modified meterstick with staples at the centimeter markings for tactile use by those with visual impairments

instructional software program that converts text to speech for students who function at low reading levels; such devices could be used with headsets by students during classroom time

Lahm and Morrissette (1994) identify seven instructional areas in which AT has proven advantageous for use with students with mild disabilities: organization, note taking, writing assistance, productivity, access to reference materials, cognitive assistance, and materials modification

Organization

Light-tech solutions include the use of flow charts, task analysis, webbing or networking ideas, and outlining

Graphic organizers