Tier 2 Assistive Technology for Writing
(Specific Assistive Technology recommendations to enhance performance of writing)
Fine Motor
- Hand Writing Without Tears
- iOS Apps including Dexterity , Dexterity Jr.
- Word processor (laptop, desktop, iPad, etc.) with 3rd party keyboards with larger keys including Keeble Keyboard App or external large key keyboard
- Portable word processor (chromebook, iPad etc)
- Enhance keyboarding skills with various online training sites and apps/extensions
Spelling
- Word processor with spelling and grammar check- spelling/editing features built in
- Word prediction
- Word completion on various devices
- Word prediction with topic dictionaries (e.g. CoWriter or CoWriter Universal), specific level of
- Spelling City online
Editing
- Word processor
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Google Apps for Education (Docs, Forms, Slides, Sheets), Google Drive collaborative writing
- Portable word processor ( iPod Touch, iPad, Chromebook)
- Audio recorder
- Apps like Book Creator (UDL writing tool)
- Text-to-speech software add-ons
- Extension like R&W4G for Chrome (read aloud, picture dictionaries, word prediction, speech to text etc)
- Contextual spelling and grammar proofreader
- Accessibility features built into the computer operating system (PC laptop, Mac laptop, iPad, Chromebook etc)
Organization
Middle School Compensatory
- Voice recording to demonstrate knowledge (and practice for speech to text)
- Word Prediction (R&W4G, Cowriter with topic dictionaries iOS/Mac/PC, Voice Dream Writer app/google play)
- Speech to text
- Voice Dream Scanner, Reader and Writer Apps
- Voice recording to demonstrate knowledge (and practice for speech to text)
- Word Prediction (R&W4G, Cowriter with topic dictionaries iOS/Mac/PC, Voice Dream Writer app/google play)
- Speech to text
- Voice Dream Scanner, Reader and Writer Apps
Tier 2 Assistive Technology Services for Writing
- Assistive Technology assessments
- Training with teaching support teams, student planning teams and learning support teachers, other professionals, education assistants on various Tier 2 Assistive Technology
- Collaborating with LD Specialists, SLPs, Psychologists
- Tier 2 Assistive Technology implementation support in a variety of learning environments