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Technology and the Writing Skills of Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Zhang, Yuehua – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2000
Describes a year-long study of five fifth grade students with learning disabilities with written language deficits that used a specially designed computer program, ROBO-Writer, as a writing tool to assist them in a weekly writing curriculum. Discusses effects on the students' behavior, attitudes, and their written products. (Contains 32…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Using Assistive Technology To Enhance the Skills of Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Bryant, Diane Pedrotty; Bryant, Brian R.; Raskind, Marshall H. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Describes an evaluation process to identify assistive-technology adaptations to assist students with learning disabilities in accessing their instructional settings more successfully. The process includes considering the setting demands, student characteristics, technology adaptations, and technology/student matches. A chart provides examples of…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Assistive Technology in the Homes of Children with Learning Disabilities: An Exploratory Study.
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Raskind, Marshall H.; Higgins, Eleanor L.; Slaff, Nora B.; Shaw, Tobey K. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1998
A study investigated the effects of integrating assistive technology into the homes of 13 children with learning disabilities (ages 9-16). All placements were judged to have had positive effects on children and/or their families. Eight placements were judged successful in all three categories of technology performance and child and family…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Technology the Lab School Way: A Multisensory Empowering Experience for Students with Severe Learning Disabilities and ADHD.
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Smith, Sally L.; Irvine, Sarah E. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1999
Discusses the experiential learning and arts-based approach of the Lab School of Washington, DC, and describes projects that use technology as a valuable tool in teaching students with learning disabilities. Teaching approaches using the computer and specific software are matched with characteristics of learning disabilities and…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Style, Computer Software
Computer-Supported Studying: Stories of Successful Transition to Postsecondary Education.
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Anderson-Inman, Lynne; Knox-Quinn, Carolyn; Szymanski, Mark – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1999
Describes the use of computer-supported studying as an approach to helping students with disabilities develop and apply skills needed for successful transition from secondary to postsecondary education. Vignettes of three students with learning disabilities illustrate the success of computer-supported studying. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education