Assistive Technologies and Learning Differences
Assistive Technology: "any device, piece of equipment or system that helps a person with a disability work around his challenges so he can learn, communicate or simply function better"
AT’s role is to assist a child’s learning.
It doesn’t replace good teaching.
ATs can be simple or sophisticated
Simple adaptive tools(Highlighters, Organisers)
HighTech tools(TTS, OCR software)
An assessment is needed to see what technologies are best for each child
Here are some important questions:
Which tools will be effective in addressing the child’s specific needs?
What strengths does the child have that can help use this tool?
How easy is this tool to learn and to use?
How reliable is it?