Posts Tagged ‘special needs’

Co:Writer 6 – Helping Autistic Students

27th October 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Autism, teaching students to write, Speech Pathology, word recognition
Grades: Elementary to college
Co:Writer & Email Help Autistic Students & Beginning Writers
Don Johnston produces an interesting software called Co:Writer. I reviewed this product earlier (Solo Literacy Suite). From  a recent email, the company rep informed me how Co:Writer assists autistic students and beginning writers [...]

Faceland for Autistic Students

8th July 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Learning Emotions and Facial Expressions for Special Education and Autism
Grades: All ages

How Do You Learn to Read Emotions?
Have you ever watched an infant? They are fascinated by faces. Actually, they are learning to read faces, and understand how emotions and behaviors are associated with facial expressions. This is the first [...]

Millie’s Math House

5th July 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Math, part of the Edmark House Series (includes math, reading, science and time placement)
Grades: Early learners to elementary school, Preschool, Special Education

EARLY LEARNERS AND SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION SOFTWARE
Teachers understand students do not learn on the same level, nor are they interested in the same material. This game provides early learning material with [...]

LiveScribe Pulse Smart Pen

16th June 2009 by LisaHill 7 Comments

Subject Matter: Recording Conferences & Lectures, Providing online notes using SmartPen
Grades: Middle School to College, Businesses & Corporate Use
Never Miss A Word
How many times have you wished for a gadget that lets you record notes, listen to a lecture or conference, jump back and forth pinpointing specific details, without having to wind and rewind cassette [...]

FREE – iSpeech 4 Books, Docs, Web, Blogs

19th May 2009 by LisaHill 15 Comments

Subject Matter: Converting books, docs, websites, or blog text into speech
Grades: Special Education, ESL, Elementary to College, Administrative, Commercial uses
Reading While on the Road
Stuck in traffic, on a plane, or waiting for a meeting and you’re behind on  studying for a test, reviewing work, or keeping up on favorite blogs?  Are you a visually impaired [...]

Bookshare.org – Books 4 Print Disabled

7th May 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Matter: Providing online & hard copy books to handicapped readers
Grades: All ages

Books Without Borders
A reader brought www.bookshare.org to my attention. Bookshare.org provides books to readers with print disabilities. It is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities, with a one time fee for individual membership (U.S and International).

SOLO Literacy Suite by Don Johnston

20th March 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Grades: Elementary to Middle School
Subject Matter: Reading Comprehension and Writing
SOLO Literacy Suite by Don Johnston is an extensive software program that incorporates four separate programs:

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