December 2005 / January 2006
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Editorial Feature
Promoting word study independence: One district’s success
By
Kathy White
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In today’s world of education, teachers are faced with many new challenges – children entering school with diverse needs and skills. Some children already know how to read, whiles others lag far behind. So how does a teacher teach all children, allowing for them to progress as needed, become active participants in the learning process, document their progress, as well as areas that need improvement, assist students with being stake holders in their education and create a good literacy foundation? One answer came to Janesville Public Schools, in South Central Wisconsin, in the form of a software pilot.
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Integrating assistive technology into the general education curriculum for students with physical disabilities
By
Kim Hartsell and Sally Kemph
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Students with physical disabilities who participate in general education settings are involved in instructional activities based on a stringent, standards-based curriculum. The pace of instruction is often fast moving and students are expected to move quickly and independently from one instructional activity to the next. In compliance with state and federal regulations, these students most often participate in district and state testing as a part of the national focus on accountability and student achievement.
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Product Feature
ASL Animations supporting literacy development for learners who are deaf
By
Shelly Popson Ardis
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Children diagnosed with hearing loss
Most learners who are deaf/hard of hearing arrive at school far behind theirhearing peers in early literacy development. Typical hearing children are exposedto millions of words by the time they enter school. A child with hearing losslags far behind as the majority of young children who are deaf/hard of hearingdo not access fluent language during the early years – those critical yearswhen concepts are being organized in the brain.
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Cosmo’s Learning Systems: An innovation in learning for children with and without disabilities
By
Catherine Kaliniak
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Cosmo’s Learning Systems is an educational product designed to motivate children with and without disabilities to participate more fully in educational and therapeutic activities. Cosmo’s Learning Systems consists of Mission Control, Cosmo’s Play and Learn software (with program settings for individualization and detailed data collection), a curriculum guide, and magnetic manipulatives. Mission Control is an accessible computer interface device with four aFFx activators and a built-in microphone.
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Main Street: Community Science
By
Lisa Kehoe
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Science often becomes an overlooked curricular area for students with significantcognitive disabilities. It can be difficult to make abstract science conceptsmore concrete for these learners while also keeping a focus on functional skills.Combined with the fact that language and literacy tend to hold the priority inmany special education classrooms, science instruction often gets pushed aside.Science instruction, in fact, has the potential to teach many functional concepts,develop community and world awareness along with problem solving skills, whilecontinuing to work on language and literacy within this curricular context. TheNational Science Education Standards (NCR, 1996) lists as the first standard, “Scienceis for all students.”
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Product Spotlight
AT KidSystems brings to market state-of-the-art learning tools with launch of Cosmo’s Learning Systems product line
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AT KidSystems officially launched its inaugural product line – Cosmo’s Learning Systems, featuring Mission Control and Cosmo’s Play and Learn Software. Closing The Gap’s 23rd Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN, served as the setting for the formal roll out of Cosmo’s Learning Systems.
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Window-Eyes 5.5 is released and ready for purchase and download
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GW Micro announces the final release of Window-Eyes 5.5, the screen reading software that provides computer access to those who are blind or visually impaired. If you own an SMA or already purchased an upgrade, we are processing your CD and you will receive it soon. If you are currently using Window-Eyes 5.0, you may also download the upgrade using either the Window-Eyes Update option from the Window-Eyes Help menu, or by visiting the Window-Eyes upgrade Web site, <www.gwmicro.com/upgrade>.
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Macintosh speech recognition authority MacSpeech announces new software
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MacSpeech introduced the first transcription solution for the Macintosh in 2003.Since then, MacSpeech has continually improved on it’s transcription offerings.Now, MacSpeech announces new additions to it’s transcription solution lineup.
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EDC designs new software that unlocks the written word for children with learning disabilities
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Students with strong verbal skills who nevertheless struggle to read and writenow have a new tool to assist their work in school. Designed by researchers atthe Massachusetts-based Education Development Center, SpeakQ was developed atBloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre in Toronto, Canada’s largestchildren’s rehabilitation hospital, with funding from the U.S. Departmentof Education.
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New Web site a boon to parents and teachers of children who are visually impared
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Quantum Technology announces the launch of a new Web site devoted solely to the Mountbatten Braille Writer and Braille literacy. The Mountbatten is now recognized around the world as the leading tool for helping young children achieve Braille literacy and the technical literacy they will need to compete in our increasingly electronic world. This site contains a world of information and resources for parents and educators, as well as stories from people who currently use the Mountbatten.
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Dolphin’s three R’s – Reading Resources that bring Results
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With over 25 percent of children in education suffering with learning difficulties, finding a solution that makes the learning process easier and offers new hope for these children must be a priority for all schools. With continually increasing targets for literacy within our schools, children that fail to achieve these standards often suffer from low self esteem and ultimately do not realize their full potential. Dyslexia is now recognised as a physical condition, one shared by many of the greatest figures in history, including Albert Einstein, Muhammad Ali, Leonardo da Vinci and even Winston Churchill.
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JAWS 7.0 delivers great new access innovations
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JAWS 7.0, featuring exciting innovations in screen access, is now available for download from the Freedom Scientific Web site.
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IntelliTools and Madentec announce launch of IntelliSwitch – a wireless switch interface
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IntelliTools, Inc., and Madentec Limited announced the launch of a new joint product called IntelliSwitch.
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Riverdeep unveils new Edmark House Series learning solution
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Upgraded content and management tools help early learners and students with special needs bridge the gap between concept and understanding to improve learning.
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Magnify OutLoud from Colligo Corporation enables easier reading for seniors
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Magnify OutLoud, from Colligo Corporation, overcomes the reticence of computeruse by our seniors. The senior user is the fastest growing segment of the computerindustry. However, over 25 percent of our seniors have either low vision problemsin seeing the screen or reluctance to use assistive technology software to magnifythe screen.
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MY Access! customized for Utah curriculum, now used in 15 schools throughout the state
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Implementation of Vantage Learning’s MY Access! supports Utah’s curriculum standards, and boosts students’ writing skills.
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CL600 Emergency Connect Telephone at Harris Communications
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Harris Communications, a leading distributor of assistive devices for peoplewho are deaf and hard of hearing, is pleased to announce that they will be theexclusive U.S. distributor of the ClearSounds CL600 Emergency Connect Telephone.
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Mariner Software ships accessibility-ready MacJournal 3.2
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Mariner Software, Inc., developers and publishers of professional, personal,and educational software for the writing and creativity markets, announces therelease of MacJournal 3.2 for Mac OS X, version 10.4 Tiger. Utilizing Apple’sAccessibility API, this version of Mariner’s popular journaling applicationshowcases a host of advanced accessibility features for users with vision disabilitiesand also addresses Section 508 guidelines for accessibility.
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General News Item
NCLB under siege
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Perhaps no other education law has caused as much contention as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). While few disagree with the law’s goals, many fault NCLB’s mandates, punitive nature, and fairness. From grumbling in the nation’s teachers’ lounges to state protests to lawsuits, educators are trying to redress the wrongs of NCLB – and they aren’t willing to wait for the 2007 reauthorization to do it.
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