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- APD is covered under the IDEA under the umbrella term SLD.
- Also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
- Difficult for kids to distinguish subtle differences between sounds in words.
- Typically have normal hearing but struggle to process and make meaning of sounds especially with background noise present.
- Main difference is with understanding the sounds of spoken language, not the meaning of what is being said.

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- Range from mild to severe
- Difficulty:
- auditory discrimination
- auditory figure-ground discrimination
- auditory memory
- auditory sequencing
- Other symptoms:
- trouble with reading and spelling
- difficulty remembering details of what was read or heard

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- Hard to diagnose before the age of seven or eight.
- First, pediatrician rules out hearing loss possibility due to ear infection.
- SLP or school psychologist can give test that measures receptive language to listening comprehensions skills as well as cognitive abilities.
- Audiologist conducts test to fully diagnose

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- Low-tech assistive technology.
- Help individuals who have difficulty with reading.
- Different colors are averrable to see which has the greatest impact on their reading.
- Irlen provides 3 types:
- Orginial overlay placed over papers and books
- Irlen clings for computer screens, iPhones, iPads, eReaders, or other electronic sources (removable and reusable)
- Digital Irlen colored overlay for android that allows for flexibility to select and adjust the color for maximum comfort no matter what app or function is used.

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- Text is entered and pictures and symbols are added to the words.
- A library of over 6,000 pictures and symbols.
- Ability to add customized pictures.
- Pictures can be placed above or below text and can be reduced or enlarged in size.
- Pictures can be faded over time.
- Audio recording can be listened to.

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Picture It v5.2 Windows Introduction.m4v

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Introduction to Picture It v5.2 for Windows by Slater Software. Covered in this tutorial: getting started using Picture It, creating a Picture It document, Reader Mode, saving and printing.

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- Research-based computer program
- Assists in development of phonemic awareness, auditory discrimination, attention, and decoding skills.
- Two levels which are customized based on the students performance.
- Step 1 for ages 4-7
- covers phonological awareness and auditory processing skills
- Step 2 for ages 7-11
- teaches essential skills required for learning how to read and spell
- Home version and Clinical version available.

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Fun and engaging instruction is designed to help and appeal to the struggling and early reader. With materials, leveled readers, and teacher guides fully aligned to the Common Core State Standards, instruction is guided in a way that complements major core reading programs. Targeted instruction rewards students for their efforts and allows them to have a positive experience with reading.

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- Low-tech assistive technology due to them being somewhat inexpensive, teachers can use funding they are provided at the schools.  - This can be retrieved from parent and community resources.
- Earobics is more of an expensive program that would not necessarily be covered by teacher resources but there are state-specific literacy grants that can be applied for.
- With these qualifications, applying for state-specific literacy grants can be a great resource to obtain these materials.