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Literacy Tools > This tool can help students with a learning disability quickly get to a definition so that they can easily understand the material. They do not have to spend a lot of time looking up words in dictionaries, which if the student spends all his or her time doing this, it can subtract from his or her comprehension. This is because the student may not remember what they read. > Some special needs students struggle to locate the main ideas and find themes within the context of a whole story or problem. Using this program allows students to highlight on any site or program. Students will not only be able to isolate the main ideas and concepts, but also reference back to these parts of the text when needed. Reading Tools > This tool can help students with learning disabilities by giving them resources for words they do not understand. It also allows students whose first language is Spanish to understand English words they may not otherwise understand. Also, the website can read the story for the student. > Students who cannot read or maybe have very limited sight can still get the same information from the computer that everyone else can get. Students could use it for proof-reading to hear their papers read back to them. >> This is a tutorial for Natural Reader. This quick video shows how get Natural Reader to work on the computer and how to use it. Keep in mind that this video shows you various voices you can have text read in; however, the software only comes with computer-like voices. You will have to pay for other voices. Vocabulary > Students with disabilities who struggle to retain meaning, have a limited vocabulary or speak another language other than English would find great success in this program. This program allows the student many resources if they are struggling in their reading or writing. > This tool can be very helpful for students in the 7th through 12th grades with disabilities by allowing students to quickly get the definition of unknown words, as well as hear it spoken if they are unfamiliar with the word or how to pronounce it. Students with learning disabilities may have a smaller vocabulary, so this add-on can help expand their vocabulary very quickly and easily as they are learning. Mathematics
 * 1) [|Visuwords]This website is a visual thesaurus. If you type in a word on this webpage, the site will immediately offer many synonyms in a web diagram form.
 * 2) [|http://www.screenr.com/Vos] Visuwords tutorial
 * 3) [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1ZOGKDZ_qo&list=PLF79E718A0201C907&index=3&feature=plpp_video] Really good Visuwords Tutorial
 * 4) [|Scholastic Character Scrapbook] This site offers a scrapbook about the story characters so the student can remember them more easily.
 * 5) []Allows students to highlight text on a webpage and see what they highlighted.
 * 6) [] tutorial for awesomehighlighter.com
 * 7) [|https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/answers/?src=cb-dl-ratin] [|g] (Answers 2.3.54)
 * 1) []TextMarker Go
 * 1) [] This tool is text to speech. That means that text online can be read to a student through the computer.
 * 2) [|http://udleditions.cast.org/]
 * 1) []Natural Reader
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 * 1) [|https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxlingo-translator-dictionary/developers]
 * 1) [] WikiLook
 * 1) [|http://thinkingblocks.com/]This will help the students visualize math story problems.
 * 2) [|http://www.thinkingblocks.com/InstructionalVideo/thinking_blocks_instructional_video.html] thinkingblocks.com tutorial
 * 3) [|http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/mathematics/ebook_assets/vmf/VMF-Interface.html]This site has mathematical manipulatives

Organizational tools > Student with disabilities often struggle to stay organized and remember when different assignments are due. This program allows the student to put their schedules into the computer and set up reminders for when different assignments are due. Students will then be able to stay organized in one place, rather than having to search in multiple areas to find assignments that are due. > Google Calendar > It can help students with disabilities because there are notifications, alerts, and reminders that you can have sent to your e-mail and/or your phone to keep reminding yourself. Your phone can buzz and pop-up with an alert at the time needed so the students with disabilities can remember to turn in their assignments.
 * 1) [] This is a website with organizational tools
 * 2) [] To help organize a student's life
 * 3) [] organizational tools
 * 4) [|http://www.dltk-kids.com/]You can make a calendar and a chore chart
 * 5) [] (ReminderFox)
 * 1) [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oBNFlNSnI] This is a video tutorial for Reminder Fox. It shows you how to put dates into different categories. You can set up events as repeat events. So, for instance, if you have dance lessons every Thursday, you can set up a reminder for every Thursday.
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 * 1) [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X5z1UmeBhU] Google Calendar Tutorial--the basics. The video offers basic information on how to create various calendars and turn them on and off. So, a student can have a calendar just for school and one just for holidays and social events. Reminders can be turned on and off to help your student remember what they need to do. What their obligations are.

Study tools >> Evernote Tutorial. This goes over the basics of Evernote and what it is used for. This video explains some of the things Evernote can be used for and how to upload pictures and various information on to it.
 * 1) [|http://studyhive.com/] Flashcards
 * 2) [|http://www.cramberry.net/] Flashcards
 * 3) [|http://quizlet.com] Flashcards and quizzes
 * 4) [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H0IszenUNA] quizlet tutorial
 * 5) [|www.evernote.com]This would help students with disabilities because they can record the information they need in whatever format it is delivered in-video, audio, etc. Then, recording it will allow them to review it as needed so that they master the material needed to be learned. This is a free tool that can be used to create notebooks for various school subjects. You can upload pictures and other things that can help your student learn the information better.
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Software > This tool will allow students who have difficulty typing and entering text on a computer enter text faster and more accurately, with fewer errors.
 * 1) [|http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/tools/clicker/home.aspx]Clicker5 is a good tool for younger students. It allows students to use pictures to write sentences and while reading. This software, however, is not free.
 * 2) [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mUCl18TAr8] Video Tutorial for Clicker 5
 * 3) [|http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/file/view/Clicker+5+Tutorial.pdf] PDF Tutorial on Clicker 5
 * 4) [] This site gives a list of different software tools that can help students with disabilities.
 * 5) [] Word Predictor

Miscellaneous Tools
 * 1) [] This site has a bunch of web tools
 * 2) [] Has a lot of low-tech aids
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