ERIC Number: EJ1151282
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Sep
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-4512
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Using a Digital Pen to Support Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities
Ok, Min Wook; Rao, Kavita
Intervention in School and Clinic, v53 n1 p36-43 Sep 2017
Secondary students with learning disabilities (LD) can benefit from using assistive and instructional technologies to support content and skill acquisition. Digital pens have features that can be beneficial for students who struggle with comprehension, note taking, and organization. Livescribe pens, in particular, provide a variety features that teachers and students can use as a support for note taking, content review and test preparation, formative assessment, and testing accommodations and as a math calculator for secondary students with LD. This article describes several ways that teachers can integrate digital pens to support secondary students with LD and discusses potential benefits and challenges regarding the use of these pens.
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Notetaking, Reading, Reading Aloud to Others, Student Evaluation, English Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Computation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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