Reading Comprehension
Tier 1 Accessible Technology for Comprehension
UDL and AT perspective Kirk Behnke and Joy Zabala Sept. 29, 2018
Assistive Technology relates to individual needs and has a legal definition that specifically connects it to disability and relates to individual needs.
Accessible Technology can be used by anyone and has design features that expand use to people with a wide range of abilities and disabilities
Accessible Technology is directly usable without assistive technology or is made through interoperability with assistive technology
Offering Basic UDL best practices including:
- Posting Lesson Goals
- Offering Different ways to Access Text based information
- Offer Different ways to Demonstrate Knowledge
- Offer flexible work spaces / reading spaces
- Provide regular feedback
OTHER UDL supports and interventions:
- Teacher-created graphic organizers
- Digital graphic organizers (iBrainstorm , Inspiration Apps, Coggle (Google) etc
- Picture graphic and symbol supports Dictionary/thesaurus in word processor Auto-summarize text in word processor
- Colored highlighters, dots, sticky notes Online dictionaries
- Text compactor https://www.textcompactor.com/
- Online storybook readers (Raz-kids, Epic, StoryNory, Storylineonline.com, Tumblebooks, LiteracyShed.com
- High Interest Low Vocab books
- Digitized text (R&W4G, Voice Dream Reader App, OCR scanning of hardcopy etc)
- Access eBooks online, via an App or Extension with read aloud , visual and audio modifications
Tier 1 Assistive Technology Services for Comprehension
Offer supports to Teaching Support Teams on training for various Assistive Technology / UDL supports and interventions in Tier 1 including graphic organizers, text to speech, online resources, Apps/Extensions/Software and strategies that support and enhance use in the classroom for all students