Writing AT Tools by Destinee Sousa https://padlet.com/destineesousa/9lt5tl6h745f There is a wide range of assistive technology (AT) tools available to help students who struggle with writing. Some of the following tools help students circumvent the actual physical task of writing, while others facilitate proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, word usage, and organization en-us 2017-07-26 21:51:44 UTC 2017-07-28 20:18:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Abbreviation Expanders destineesousa https://padlet.com/destineesousa/9lt5tl6h745f/wish/179598497 Used with word processing, these software programs allow a user to create, store, and re-use abbreviations for frequently-used words or phrases. An example of an abbreviation expander is Activewords.

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]]> 2017-07-27 20:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/destineesousa/9lt5tl6h745f/wish/179601425 Talking Spellcheckers destineesousa https://padlet.com/destineesousa/9lt5tl6h745f/wish/179602867  Talking spellcheckers are also talking devices. An example of a talking spellchecker is Ginger. This app can be downloaded on a desktop or mobile device.

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]]> 2017-07-27 21:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/destineesousa/9lt5tl6h745f/wish/179603863 Word Prediction Software destineesousa https://padlet.com/destineesousa/9lt5tl6h745f/wish/179604061 Word prediction software can help a user during word processing by “predicting” a word the user intends to type. An example of this software is WordQ.

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