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**Write: Outloud** [|Write: Outloud Tutorial]


 * This tool is helpful to those students who have trouble with their motor skills such as using their hands or students who have difficulty hearing. It can also help those students who have difficulty reading or seeing the print during lessons. Being able to use text to speech can allow the students to hear it and easier for them to understand rather than not reading it because they knew they would not get it. This tool would allow students to keep up with the reading in class as well as the comprehension level.


 * This tool can be incorporated into an IEP for students who have various disabilities. Some of them that are previously stated are, difficulty hearing or seeing, underdeveloped motor skills, and a difficulty comprehending the readings in class. It would mostly be used during a reading or language class so the student can keep up with the other students. If they are allowed access to this tool, they can stay close to the pace of the rest of the students.

**Read: Outloud** **[|Read: Outloud]**


 * This tool can be a major assistance in the classroom because it allows students to keep up with class readings and assignments. If students have trouble reading and comprehending at the same time, this tool has the ability to read the story outloud while the rest of the class is reading. It keeps the student caught up to the rest of the class because they are still able to participate in the discussions as well.


 * This tool can be incorporated into a student's IEP when they are struggling with reading and understanding what they have read. The student would be allowed to use this program in place of reading a book or story the same way their classmates are. A computer is all the classroom would need to make this tool possible. The student would have to keep up on their work and readings just as much as the other students.

**MathTalk** **[|MathTalk]**


 * This tool can assist students while working on math assignments. The tool has the ability to take the inforamtion that the student has done or knows how to do and programs it onto the paper. Once the student voices the directions of what should be done, they can print out their finished work. This program also has a scientific notebook that can translate the vocab words if they student is struggling.


 * This program can be used in an IEP for math homework. Using this at home to mostly complete assignments avoids any problems that can occur while using it with the other students present. It also makes the work that is turned in much more neater than being hand written and the student can read it and learn from them again.

**Digital Voice Recorders & Memo Recorders** **[|Recorders]**


 * These different tools can be used in helping students prepare for the end of the school day as well as getting ready to go to school. Steps can be recorded and the students can play them back while they are getting their things together. This is another way that students can make sure that they are remembering all of their work and tasks at hand.


 * This can be brought into an IEP for a students when they are having trouble remembering the correct steps to take or remembering to bring assignments in completely. I feel that this would be used in a more inclusive classroom rather than a general education classroom.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Measure-Matic** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**[|Measure-Matic]**


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This math tool can be used for students who struggle with motor skills while using a ruler, or even trouble reading and distinguishing between the numbers. It also has a feature to compare decimals and fractions to one another. It can be very useful for students who have trouble with writing themselves too.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This tool can be brought into an IEP during the regular math lesson. Instead of writing it out or having the teacher do it in front of the class, the student should be allowed to to do their work on the computer using this program.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Teach Me To Talk:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**[|Teach Me To Talk]**


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Interacting with other people can be a problem with students with certain disabilities. When in a conversation, they can't always get the words out right away or in the correct form. This tool can help these students in those conversations. The student can use the buttons to have the device say the word they are looking for for them.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This tool can be used in an IEP for the student to interact throughout the day at school and at home. While talking to anybody in the classroom, they can use device. It can be used to answer questions in a class discussion. This can help improve their social skills from hearing the words out loud so many times.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Draft-Builder** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**[|Draft-Builder]**


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This tool is used for structure organization while writing. It can help students prepare for writing the paper. The tool gives the students steps to follow so their thoughts are organized before they put it all together. The teacher can design how they want their students to be planning their ideas out.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">It can be used in an IEP for writing. I think that it can definitely be used for an entire class and not just students who struggle more with this. This benefit can avoid singling anyone out from having a hard time writing if everyone is using the same tool.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Know the Code Behavior Cards **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Know the Code] **


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This AT tool can be used to learn the steps of a daily skill. On each card, there is a different daily task. Also on the card are multiple steps to complete the task. Working with these will help the student get ready on their own and be more independent.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The cards can be put into the IEP to be used at home along with using them occasioanlly at school. If they are used at school, the teacher can use them to help the student learn to finish tasks in the classroom. At home, they can be used to handle every day tasks that can soon be done on their own.