Reading and Writing Supports for BCPS students Sherri Keller, OT/AT team

Writing and Comprehension Microsoft Word Adding items to quick access toolbar Spelling and Grammar Speak that feature Thesaurus Translate (need web) Right click on any word for these features

Reading and Writing Supports OneNote Learning Toolbar Dictate – Need connection Immersive Reader Insert Audio Insert Video List making (dragging and dropping) Adding lines to paper and graph paper Page Templates Changing background color

Writing Support Dictation io Dictation io Speak in a variety of languages Copy and paste into Word Drag and drop into Word Text to speech feature Split screen Drag and drop into Kurzweil

Writing Support Talk Typer Speak into dictation box Edit if necessary Dictate line by line, edit as you go Offers suggestions/alternatives when you select the blue or green horizontal lines in the dictation window Hear aloud what you dictated Allows basic punctuation: period, questions mark, comma Copy and paste text into document

Writing Support Kurzweil Open a blank draft Audio note Open dyslexic font Type and talk Word prediction Word List Talking Calculator Graphic organizer Split Screen Review Checklist Save as word file Save to OneDrive Save to student folder (Documents)

Co:Writer – Needs to be purchased Writing Support Co:Writer – Needs to be purchased Word prediction Topic dictionaries Speak selection Word Bank Settings for accessibility needs for display, prediction and speech

Clicker 7 – Needs to be purchased Writing Support Clicker 7 – Needs to be purchased Writing with talking word processor Superkeys- cluster the keys enlarges them and works with word prediction Voice notes Word prediction Clicker sets Sentence sets to be customized by ability Connect Sets Allow students to choose from clusters of words to create a sentence Works in chunks Word Banks Sentence starters Writing books with supports Talk set- to Narrate images/make a story Sorting, classification, mind maps

Low tech writing strategies Resources Low tech writing strategies Raised line graph paper Highlighted lined Papers Finger Spacers Writing tools Slant boards Writing frame

Reading Support BCPS E-book Options BCPS one- Digital Tools Destiny Library Catalog Tumble Book Library Most databases in BCPS one have text to speech option (such as World Book and SIRS) Digital Content Summary Kurzweil – Universal Library has a large repository of e-books Baltimore County Public Library Overdrive: (partnership with BCPS schools) Student uses student id number to log in and check books out E-books Audiobooks Check out 5 e-books at a time without overdue fees

Reading Support E-Book Options Bookshare Bookshare: In order for you to become a Bookshare® member, an expert must confirm that you have a print disability that severely inhibits or prevents you from reading traditional print materials. Anyone in the world with a qualifying print disability may join Bookshare. (www.bookshare.org) The individual student or school needs to sign up for an account. Pick someone at the school to manage the bookshare account and add books to students profile. What is it? An accessible online library for people with print disabilities Listen to books with text to speech voices Hear and see highlighted words on the screen Read with enlarged fonts or large print

Reading Support Kurzweil Accessing the Universal Library 31 Natural Text-to-Speech voices Text-to-Speech in 18 languages and dialects Customizable reading rate and presentation Improve readability with OpenDyslexic font and Text magnification Read text in Word, PDF, EPUB, RTF, Daisy, and on the Web Access to over 1,800 classic literature texts Resume Reading brings opens the exact page you were last reading Change background and text color with the click of a button

Reading and Comprehension Support Kurzweil Define words Widgit Picture Dictionary and Talking dictionary Synonym button Vocabulary study guides; English and bi-lingual Note tools: Sticky notes Voice Notes Column Notes Mark important place in text with Bookmark tools Highlight key text structures with multiple colored highlighters Cross-out text to aid with the process of elimination  Online reference tools  Support active reading, note taking, and chapter summaries with templates Translate words or full passages to 70+ languages

Reading and Writing Supports Instructional Activities Resources available on the Innovative Learning Wiki A chart of instructional activities, description and supporting technology tools