Co:Writer® is a word prediction app for iOS devices that provides context-sensitive word choices as one types to help students with learning disabilities write with more confidence and effectiveness.
Like the Don Johnston literacy software on which it is based, the Co:Writer app presents relevant word suggestions based on spelling, grammar, and vocabulary drawn from a user's personal- and topic-specific dictionaries.
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Co:Writer Word Prediction iOS App Aids LD Student Literacy - 0 views
Using Sentence Starters for Early AAC/Writing: Poetry Power - Webinar - Apr. 24, 2013 - 0 views
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This session will highlight ways to use highly functional sentence starters as predictable charts and poems. Here they are, the top two word sequences for vocabulary use in early writing (Clendon, Sturm, & Cali, 2004): I like, Going to, I am, Went to, To the, I went, In the, It was, My mom, And my. Learn how to structure experiences for students that support and celebrate their earliest writing attempts using poetry forms. These sequences can be embedded in list poems, add-a-word poems, comparison poems, and other poetry frames.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Mountain
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Free of charge
Adapting Classroom Materials for the iPad - Webinar - Apr. 16, 2013 - 0 views
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The iPad has proven to be a powerful tool in the classroom for students with diverse learning needs. The iPad allows classroom materials to be customized and individualized for each learner. There are a wide variety of apps that provide the opportunity for students to be more independent and successful in the classroom. This webinar will provide an overview of various apps that can be used to customize and adapt classroom materials. We will cover apps for text-to-speech, voice recognition, OCR (optical character recognition), annotation, classroom response systems and word prediction, as well as others. We will also discuss strategies for adapting classroom materials, third party accessories and file sharing. When:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Mountain Cost:
$55.00 single participant fee, no cancelations or refunds. Group discounts available.
'Robust' preschool experience offers lasting effects on language and literacy - 0 views
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Worried that using that longer word might stump your 3-year old? Worry no more. New research from Peabody finds that preschool teachers’ use of sophisticated vocabulary and analytic talk about books, combined with early support for literacy in the home, can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition.
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This session will covers apps with supports for writing that allow you to create word banks and apps that contain options for word prediction, voice recognition and text-to-speech, as well as options for switch access. Learn which apps allow for adding image and symbol support in word banks, which apps can export word banks for use on other iPads and which apps are a cross-platform program (computer iPad), allowing you to create on computer for use on both computer and iPad and more. When:
Monday, March 25, 2013
9:00 am - 10:30 am Mountain Cost:
$55.00 single participant fee, no cancelations or refunds. Group discounts available.