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50 Years of ERIC
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Using Assistive Technology for Literacy Development
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Wepner, Shelley B.; Bowes, Kathleen A. – Reading and Writing Quarterly, 2004
Assistive Technology--as defined by the ?"Tech Act?" (Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act, Public Law 100-407)?is any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. While the term assistive technology is new, the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Disabilities, Literacy, Assistive Technology
Making Videos with Reluctant Learners.
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Valmont, William J. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1994
Recommends helping reluctant readers learn to make videos as a strategy for helping them engage in language arts activities for authentic purposes. Discusses equipment needs, preproduction, storyboarding and script creation, production, and suggested topics for school videos. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Production Techniques