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"3 text to speech tools and 5 ways your students can use them"

CALL Center "Communication and Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities"

"Android Apps for Learners with Dyslexia / Reading and Writing Difficulties"

"Topic: When Students and Families are Reluctant to Use AT"

"This site was developed to provide professional development for educators working with students with significant cognitive disabilities. It focuses on teaching and learning in the areas of English language arts and mathematics, while also providing important information regarding components of the Dynamic Learning Maps™ system. The modules on this site are part of the instructional professional development system"

Core vocabulary for students with significant cognitive disabilities: Essential tools, teaching strategies and assessment components Lori Geist, PhD Karen Erickson, PhD Penny Hatch, PhD ASHA 2015

"Welcome to the module on DLM Core Vocabulary and Communication.  To start the module, you will provide some information about yourself and complete a pretest. After you complete the module, you will be asked to complete a posttest. An e-mail confirming your successful completion of the module will be sent to you after you have submitted your responses.  You will not receive credit for this module unless your responses have been submitted."

"Do you need to see an example of teaching core vocabulary during morning group?  Here's a clip from Dynamic Learning Maps!"

"Michigan-based SLP Karen Natoci is back to show us how she is using one of his most beloved books to integrate language and literacy instruction with the AAC learners in some of the classrooms she serves. Be sure to download her lesson plan and watch the video clip of Karen in AACtion"

"Karen introduces us to a book about differences, and shares her ideas for using it to build AAC fluency. Be sure to check out her lesson plan and the video clips that she is so generously sharing."

"Want to see an example of getting started with CORE? Check out this video of a therapy session targeting the core words: "my turn, go, and more." You will also see great examples of a communication partner following the child's lead and modeling."

"Core Vocabulary and Communication"

"Using the iPad to Support Dyslexia"

"the Index of Augmented Speech Comprehensibility in Children (I-ASCC) has been around for almost 20 years, few clinicians know and use it. "

"It's one thing to read about learning and attention issues. It's another thing to see them through your child's eyes. Experience firsthand how frustrating it is when your hand won't write what your brain is telling it to. Or how hard it is to complete a simple task when you have trouble focusing. Use these unique simulations and videos to better understand your child's world."

" I've compiled helpful collections of resources for educators working with students with special needs. Here are recommendations I believe to be excellent compilations of apps and extensions to use with students with special needs:"

"An easy way to create, playback and share visual stories and talking books"