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Garland K. Voss – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Teachers of children with disabilities are not providing consistent opportunities for assistive technology (AT) services, even when mandated to do so. This phenomenon contributes to children with disabilities not receiving services that help their educational growth and development. The purpose of this study was to explore perspectives of K-2…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Early Childhood Teachers
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Norén, Niklas; Melander Bowden, Helen; Evaldsson, Ann-Carita – Classroom Discourse, 2022
This multimodal conversation analysis study is part of a larger video ethnographic project that explores the media literacy practices that children develop as they use digital and mobile technologies. The study investigates how Swedish students in grades 3-4 make use of text to speech (TTS) technology as an interactional resource during…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Assistive Technology
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Alqahtani, Saeed S. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2023
Students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) have difficulty with most reading skills, including reading comprehension. Improving reading comprehension skills requires efficient interventions that consider both meaning- and code-based skills simultaneously. Using a single-subject multiple-baseline design across participants, with alternating…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension
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Arouri, Yousef M.; Attiyah, Asma Al; Dababneh, Kholoud; Hamaidi, Diala A. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2020
This study aimed at revealing the opinions of kindergarten teachers in Qatar regarding the use of assistive technology (AT) in educating children with disabilities. In this study, the researchers used the descriptive method (survey) in order to collect, classify, analyze, and interpret the collected data. The sample of the study consisted of (83)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Assistive Technology
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Deliberato, Débora; Nunes, Leila Regina d'Oliveira Paula – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
The school environment adapted to the diversity of students is an important goal, but it is a challenge when it comes to the diversity of students with disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe the use of graphic systems in the routine of a preschool classroom through a collaborative program. The study included a teacher, 22 children of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Teaching Methods
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Huang, Yi-Ching; Liao, Lung-Chuan – Teaching English with Technology, 2015
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of the digital material incorporated into Text-to- Speech system for students' English spelling. The digital material was made on the basis of the Spelling Bee vocabulary list (approximately 300 words) issued by the selected school. 21 third graders from a private bilingual school in Taiwan were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, English (Second Language)
May, Tania; Toney, Alexandra; Collyer, Lee; Stewart, Liz; Lynn, Rebecca; Kitzke, Paula; Story, Jennifer; Guzman, Ryan – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2020
This special education reopening guidance has been developed as a companion resource to "Reopening Washington Schools 2020: District Planning Guide" (ED606044) to provide information and resources for supporting students with disabilities throughout the school reopening process. The intent of this document is to offer guidance for all…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, School Schedules
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Harvey-Carter, Liz – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to examine the suitability of the newest generation of Lenovo X60 tablet personal computers (PCs) as assistive technology (AT) devices for students with disabilities. Because of the vast selection of tablet PCs and convertible notebooks currently available on the market, this paper will confine itself to assessing one…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Laptop Computers
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Chmiliar, Linda – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2007
There is very limited information regarding current practices in the field of assistive technology, particularly in Canada. This research project was undertaken to address this limitation and to gather information in the following areas: 1) the current levels of and satisfaction with training in assistive technology; 2) current funders of…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology