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Do these math tools look familiar to you?

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Take a look at this graphic (picture) for some great ways to support executive functioning needs!

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Evernote is an easy-to-use note-taking app that allows students to take notes on multiple devices and customize the appearance of the app to their liking.

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Best Note Taking App - Organize Your Notes with Evernote

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Our note taking app helps you capture and prioritize ideas, projects and to-do lists, so nothing falls through the cracks. Start your free trial today!

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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Students will have access to a library of math manipulatives and have the ability to choose their grade level and topic. It will allow students to use virtual objects like number lines and blocks that let them solve math equations in different ways.

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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A digital library containing Java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics

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AudioNote allows a student to record lessons, lectures, or guest speakers and draw or type notes simultaneously.

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Take notes linked to your voice recordings. Invaluable context for your notes.

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Take a deeper look at how an ordinary object like a smartwatch can be used as a wearable AT (Assistive technology) in this video!

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Center on Technology and Disability (CTD)

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CTD Quick Takes: Wearable AT and Executive Function

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ACC in ACTION! These Second graders at Great Falls Elementary learn about assistive technology!

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Breaking Communication Barriers at Great Falls ES

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Take a look at ACTS' AAC and AT tools considerations.

"ACTS is a private specialty practice in the San Francisco Bay Area serving the needs of individuals with limited or no speech and require Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC) and/or Assistive Technology."

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AAC and AT Tools Consideration

Augmentative/Alternative Communication Systems are necessary for students with limited or no speech. The AAC Tools Considerations form guides the speech/language pathologist to select multimodal communication systems for a child based on the user profile, ability, and needs. The AAC Tools Consideration form identifies unaided, low, lite, entry, and intermediate level speech generating devices for each user profile based on the evidence in the field and the clinical wisdom of the experts.

Assistive Technology enables a child with a disability to participate fully in the educational program. Students requiring AT may have motor, sensory, learning disabilities (language, math), autism, or organizational deficits that necessitate alternative tools. IEP Team members can consider low, mid, or high technology tools to address motor aspects of writing, composition of written material, reading, math, and learning/organization by identifying the area of need and selecting an appropriate tool using AT Tools Considerations form.

Implementation Form

Integrating AAC and AT in the educational setting is a collaborative team process. The Implementation Form guides the site team through the development of a Participation Plan. For each subject, class, and task, the team selects the appropriate AAC or AT tool(s), partner interaction and instructional strategies necessary to support communication, learning, and active participation. The Implementation Form has pull down menus, which make the process of developing a plan efficient and insures that team members with less AAC and AT experience consider all the partner and instructional strategies that are appropriate for students using AT/AAC.

AAC and AT Needs Assessments

For children with complex communication or assistive technology, an evaluation by an AAC or AT specialist may be indicated. In these cases the IEP team member or parent requests an AAC or AT evaluation. The AAC and AT Needs Assessment guides the specialist through the evaluation process and insures that all the relevant information is gathered to inform AAC and AT decision-making. The AAC Needs Assessment is to be completed by a Speech/Language Pathologist in collaboration with the other team members who can provide pertinent information in the areas of the comprehensive assessment. The AAC Needs Assessment will help the SLP identify multimodal communication systems up to the Intermediate level. Individuals who require an advanced level speech-generating device require a medically based speech generating device evaluation. Advanced level SGDs can be procured through public/private insurance funding.

The Assistive Technology Needs Assessment is based on the SETT process and guides the educator and other team members to gather the necessary diagnostic information, identify limitations of the current low, mid and high technology tools, and identify needs related to the task, setting, and environment. In both cases tools that are identified through the Needs Assessment process are obtained for a diagnostic (clinical) trial before any final recommendation is made.

AAC/AT Tools Consideration, Implementation &
Needs Assessments

The following forms are available for download and use by School Districts, SELPAs, and Agencies currently contracting with ACTS for program development:

AAC Tools Consideration
(Buzolich, 2020)

AT Tools Consideration
(Toomey, 2016)

AT/AAC Implementation Plans (4)
(Buzolich & Toomey, 2016)

AAC Needs Assessment
(Buzolich, 2016)

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Augmentative/Alternative Communication Systems are necessary for students with limited or no speech. The AAC Tools Considerations form guides the speech/language pathologist to select multimodal communication systems for a child based on the user profile, ability, and needs.

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This website offers you the ability to copy and paste text and convert it to audio! Once uploaded, press play and listen and read along as the text is read aloud!

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Dyslexia and other reading-based learning disabilities are most common among students. NaturalReader text-to-speech makes learning more accessible by assisting with any reading, taking tests and promoting independence.

Students can have any text they need to read, read aloud to them so they can read along. Having the text provided both visually and auditory, allows the student to focus less on the act of reading, and more on the comprehension of the content. Other features like dyslexia font, flexible reading speeds, and highlighted text also ease the task of finishing readings.

For most students, learning does not stop when school ends. NaturalReader EDU enables students to be more independent and assists with learning at home. Whether they're doing homework, reading at home, or just surfing the web, our Chrome Extension and Mobile Application are always available.

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NaturalReader: Free Text to Speech for Online, Mobile App, Commercial license and Education with AI voices.

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