Reading, Writing and Organizational Tools for All

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About Us

Pamela Kancler

Assistive Technology FacilitatorWindsor Public Schools

M.S. Educational TechnologyM.S. Special Education

Provide consult, training and access to assistive technology for Windsor staff and students to address IEP Goals and

Objectives

Jessica Coulombe

Territory Sales DirectorTexthelp, Inc.

5 years of experience in Assistive Technology consulting.

Assist schools in the Northeast to define and achieve literacy

objectives with Read&Write Solutions.

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Agenda• Read&Write Gold Overview

• Who does it help? Smarter

Balanced Alignment

• Hands-on/Classroom Strategies

• Questions

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Your Current Situation

•Reading: grade level content• Writing & Research: Organization, note-taking and

study skills strategies.• Text: creating and providing accessible materials to

students• Continuity: PC, Mac and Chromebooks. MS Office

and Google Apps for Education. iPads!• Smarter Balanced: preparation for 2014/2015

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“Answer in complete sentences.”

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Same student after

using Read&Write

for only 3 months!

“Answer in complete sentences.”

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How do we make this happen?

• Text-to-speech • Word prediction • Visual & talking dictionaries • Self-editing tools• Speech-to-text• Organizational tools • Brainstorming tools

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3 Platforms

DESKTOP CLOUD iPAD

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• A toolbar that integrates with other applications.

• Each icon represents a powerful tool.• These tools help students to read, write,

organize, and research independently.

What is Read&Write Gold?

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Smarter Balanced Assessment

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Reading- Let’s Get Started• Natively reads in MS Office, PDF files, Internet

Explorer, Safari and Chrome.• Demonstration/Hands-on reading a Word

Document, a website (IE), and an online textbook.

• Presidents Website:http://goo.gl/tFTQAq

• Pearson text• Visual and Talking Dictionary can be accessed

anywhere a word can be highlighted.

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Research

• Read&Write Gold’s writing tools increased student writing conventions by 276%.

Sources: Elkind (1998), Montali and Lewandowski (1996), Disseldorp and Chambers (2002).Sources: Central Washington University Study (2007)

• Text-to-speech with dual highlighting can increase student comprehension by two grade levels.

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Organizational Tools

• Collect Highlights with Bibliography Information from Word or a Website

• Collect Highlights and create a Vocabulary List with images and definitions.

• Presidents Website:http://goo.gl/tFTQAq

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Writing Supports

•Word Prediction can be used in Word or Google Docs to reduce keystrokes and frustration by the student in producing content.

• Word Prediction Comparison Research

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Writing Supports“Accommodations aren’t cheating, and they don’t unfairly plant ideas into anyone’s head. They simply remove the barriers that prevent dyslexic students from expressing what they already know - and that’s all. Appropriate accommodations are often essential for students with dyslexia to develop their skills as writers, and that unlocking of potential is ultimately what education should be all about.”

“Not only do these programs help dyslexic students reduce spelling errors, but when used consistently they actually teach individuals with dyslexia to spell better.”

Source: The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain by Brock Eide M.D.,M.A. & Fernette Eide M.D.

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Google Apps for Education

• Chromebook education market share 2012: .04% 2013: 20%• In the US education market alone about 22%

of school districts have chromebooks. • Why?

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Read&Write for Google

• Freemium: Text-to-Speech with dual highlighting and the Translator for the Web and Docs.

• Premium: Google Docs Extension includes Word Prediction, Highlight, Vocabulary List Builder and more. PDF, ePub and kes reader.

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Resources

• Toolmatcher: matches accommodations with the student’s needs.

• Video Tours: located in the Read&Write Gold toolbar and on YouTube.

• Webinars: Free monthly interactive webinars• IEP, School and Single Licensing available.

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Thank you!• Jessica Coulombe j.coulombe@texthelp.com Cell: 978-808-1627• Pamela Kancler pkancler@windsorct.org 860-687-2050 x155Please sign the sheet for an opportunity to win a copy of the program. The PowerPoint will be provided to all attendees.