Assistive Technology for Reading

In the last blog post for this module, I will be reviewing what I learned from a webinar for assistive technology for reading.

The webinar I reviewed was Webinar for "Assistive Technology for Reading".

Text Reader is one software I learned about. The text reader software read all the text in any given document or application. Most often used for students with a reading disability, but with adequate vision.

Screen Reader is the second software I learned about. Screen readers read ALL the text elements on the screen, menu bars, buttons and dialogue boxes. They provide access to program navigation and written text. Most often used for students with visual impairments.

Bookshare.org is a website that allows for electronic text. This webinar describes how teachers can scaffold information to all students by guiding reader to relevant information within the text. I found this webinar to be very useful and interesting, especially because I am an up and coming special education teacher.

References:

Assistive Technology for Reading. (n.d.). CREATE webinar. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from http://www.gatfl.gatech.edu/tflwiki/images/6/6d/CREATE_webinar_-_AT_for_Reading_Feb_21_2013.pdf