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Part 2 – Smart Ways To Communicate (writing/expressive communication strategies)

Part 2 - Smart Ways To Communicate (writing/expressive communication strategies) Presented by the Learning Disabilities Association of Kingston Part 1: Saturday April 22 10-11:30 am (overview/hands-on) Part 2: Saturday May 6 10-11:30 am (overview/hands-on) Explore alternatives to writing (e.g., voice dictation, spelling help, using the camera instead of copying, word prediction, turn handwriting into typed text, recording [...]

By LDAOeng|May 6th, 2017|0 Comments

Where does AT fit into my IEP?

WHERE DOES AT FIT INTO MY IEP? Presented by: Julie Sorhaitz, Speech-Language Pathologist, and Lee-Ann Kant, Speech-Language Pathologist AT or Assistive Technology is an important tool for children with LD. It is crucial that a student's AT needs and strategies be fully integrated in the IEP. In this workshop, Speech-Language Pathologists Julie Sorhaitz and Lee-Ann [...]

By LDAOeng|April 27th, 2017|0 Comments

Part 1 – Smart Ways To Communicate (writing/expressive communication strategies)

Part 1 - Smart Ways To Communicate (writing/expressive communication strategies) Presented by the Learning Disabilities Association of Kingston Part 1: Saturday April 22 10-11:30 am (overview/hands-on) Part 2: Saturday May 6 10-11:30 am (overview/hands-on) Explore alternatives to writing (e.g., voice dictation, spelling help, using the camera instead of copying, word prediction, turn handwriting into typed text, [...]

By LDAOeng|April 22nd, 2017|0 Comments

Assistive Technology Available Standard on Mobile Devices

by Michael Kerr, Instructional Leadership Consultant, Special Education, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Mobile devices by nature of their design are for personal use. We store personal information on them, we carry them with us, we use them dozens of times a day. Some of these devices even recognize our faces, fingerprints and our [...]

By LDAOeng|January 13th, 2017|Uncategorised|0 Comments