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AlphaSmart,
by AlphaSmart, Inc.
An easiest-to-use portable writing tool. The screen displays
only four lines, but when used to create documents, it has a fast
scrolling ability. It's durable and lightweight. Turn
it on and start typing. Turn it off, everything's saved. No
menus, no commands, no warm-up, no cord, but also no drag-and-drop,
no font choice, no email, and no backlit screen. |
Laptops,
by lots of companies.
Portable Personal Computers (PCs) that have a full-screen display.
Can run any programs that run on a regular PC. Word® (word processing),
Excel® (spreadsheet), and Calculator® have been helpful for students
with handwriting and decimal point problems. Our members have
found that the cost of a used Laptop can be the same as a new Alpha
Smart. Your student does not need the latest multimedia (DVD,
plus) enhanced laptop. |
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General
Assistive
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Recording
for the Blind and Dyslexic
Books on tape for ages 9 and up.
20 Roszel Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
(800) 221-4792 or
(609) 452-0606 |
Talking
Tapes
Books on tape for all grade levels.
16 Sunnen Drive, Suite 162, St. Louis, MO 63143-3800
(314) 646-0500 or
(314) 646-0555 |
Kurzweil
1000 & 3000
by Kurzweil Educational Systems
Software for a personal computer that works in conjunction with a
flatbed scanner and synthetic speech. This software lets you scan
and read, for people who are blind, visually impaired, learning disabilities
or reading difficulties. Reading software that reads any text
book that is scanned. Printed documents are scanned into your
computer and then converted into speech using L&H RealSpeak™ and
dispalys text on screen. Words can then be broken down into syllables.
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MagniReader
by
Kurzweil Educational Systems
Software for a personal computer that works in conjunction with a
flatbed scanner and synthetic speech. Designed for the needs of readers
with low vision. Takes scanned material and displays it on your computer
screen in a wide variety of magnification levels. Text can be
read silently using sight, or spoken aloud using synthetic reading
voice. |
BoardMaker
by Mayer-Johnson
Picture Communication Symbols software. Allows you to make worksheets,
picture instruction sheets, reading books, journals, or posters.
Its graphics database contains over 3,000 Picture Communication Symbols.
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Naturally
Speaking,
by Dragon Systems
Voice recognition software that can recognize phrases rather than
individual words. |
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Assistive
Software |
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Write:Outloud
by Don Johnston
An easy-to-use talking word processor that guarantees writing success.
Simplifies the writing process by reading each word out loud as students
write. Consistent auditory feedback reduces the physical effort
of writing and lets students use a minimum of keystrokes. The
program also reads any electronic text, so students can research and
present reports in class. |
Math
Tools
by IntelliTools
Has a series of software programs developed under a grant from the
National Science Foundation. Designed to reinforce essential math
skills for all students, for students in grades K-8. |
Time
Telling by
Edmark
Designed for students not yet able to tell time, Edmark Time Telling
teaches the basics required to read an analog or digital clock and
to say and write the correct time. |
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Early
Reading
Skills Software |
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Earobics
(Phonemic Awareness program)
by Cognitive Concepts, Inc.
Children learn how to think about the sound structure of language
and are given strategies to both process and manipulate the sound
structure to learn reading and spelling. |
Lexia
Early Reading
by Lexia Learning Systems, Inc.
Phonological awareness (PA -- the ability to reflect on and manipulate
the sound system of one's language) program. Systematically
addresses core phonological awareness skills: rhyming, first and last
sound identification, segmentation, and blending. (PA has been
found to be correlated to the acquisition of reading skills.) |
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Phonics-Based
Reading Software
by Lexia Learning Systems, Inc.
Designed to facilitate the acquisition of decoding skills and to lay
the foundation for the development of more advanced comprehension,
fluency, and critical analysis skills for readers of all ages. |
Reading
SOS (grades 4 - adult)
by Lexia Learning Systems, Inc.
(Strategies for the Older Student)
Teaches basic reading skills at a more sophisticated level with harder
material, more involved graphics, and a faster pace. |
Language
Tune-Up Kit® Phonics
by JWor Enterprises, Inc.
Remedial reading multimedia phonics software program for children
7 and older, teenagers and adults. |
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Videos |
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Dyslexia
Training
by SoftDesign International, Inc.
SofDesign has instructional videotape series, and provides a range
of unique books and cassette tapes, along with computer-based software,
to help children and families overcome dyslexia. |
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