1. Assistive Tech Tools to Meet Students Needs in the Classroom
Featuring: Sharon LePage Plante

2. Differentiated Instruction
The process to approach teaching and learning for students of differing abilities in the same class.
Assistive Tech
Any item, piece of equipment, or product that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capability of a student with a disability. They are tools that are a must for a student to complete a task.

3. What different types of technology do we have access to everyday that can help LD students? Consider what capabilities exist in the technology and tools you are already using.

4. Start with the basics Text-to-Speech
iOS: General -> Accessibility-> Speech
Chrome: Speakit! Extension; Read&Write Chrome; Google Voice Typing
Mac: System Preferences ->Accessibility->Speech
Speech-to-Text
iOS: Siri
Chrome: Read&Write Chrome
Mac: Siri (with Sierra OSX)

5. Paper Text-to-Speech

6. Reading Accommodations

8. TextHelp YouTube Channel

9. Resources for Educators and Families
Free for qualified users
Digitized voice of literature based books
Browser based on laptop
On iOS recommend 3rd party app Voice Dream Reader
Fee based
Human voice reading of textbooks and literature
Uses their own tools

10. Reading: Decoding
Sound Literacy

11. Classkick video

12. Differentiated Non-Fiction

13. Newsela: article at grade 7/ Lexile 1040

14. Newsela: article at grade 2/ Lexile 420

15. Tool to support Comprehension
Reading Comprehension Booster

16. Grammar Practice
Grammar Wonderland
Primary and Elementary

17. Writing Engagement
Writable K12

18. Mind Mapping

19. Writing Power! Co-Writer Universal VoiceTyping - Google Docs
iOS/Chrome/laptop
Read and Write for Chrome:Free for teachers with edu-based

20. iOS Typing Feedback

21. Grammar Checking

22. Digital Storytelling

23. iOS and now a Chrome extension
Teachers and students can create and share content in multiple means including text, video, voice, sounds, images, and drawings.

24. Spelling

25. Classkick spelling video

26. Math
My Script Calculator (iOS)
Mod Math (iOS)

27. Text Help:
Google Doc Add-On

28. More Math

29. Study Skills
Instagrok

30. Engagement

31. https://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/