--Assistive+Technology+for+Students+with+a+CD

Assistive Technology for Students with a Cognitive Disabilities **Literacy Tool:** Edmark Reading Program This website talks about a specific computer program that coupled with direct one-on-one instruction allow students to learn how to read and continues with them as they read. Reading is an important skill for students to have so teaching reading is also important.

This program would be the substitute program to the standard reading program that the regular education students would be using for learning to read. For the reason that there are specific subjects that every student much learn in school this would be the substitute to the reading program. The program is set up to build up to community words allowing them to excel and be contributing members of the society.

**Math Tool:** eHow- Adaptive Technology Software for Math This website shows several tools to be used to help students to do math. The website says that students could use a calculator tool. However it is very possible that the student could just use a calculator period. By teaching them to use a calculator they are also learning a life long skill.

A calculator could easily be written into a student's IEP by allowing them the used of a calculator for computing certain problems. They could use it for computing the total cost of groceries when out in the community or for finding out if they have enough money to buy candy.

**Organizational or Study Skills Tool:** Assistive Technology to Meet K-12 Students Needs This website breaks down the disorders or groups of disabilities and creates lists of tools that will help the students be most successful. Specifically, the idea of using a picture schedule would be helpful. Using PECs allows the most interaction between students and their learning.

The use of PECs or pictures schedules is a very common technique used to create the most success possible for students. One time that using a pictures may be helpful is for directing students in the order of events or what is to come next in their route. By creating a picture schedule created independence and some students may even be able to remember the route following a large amount of repetition.

**Social Skills Tool:** Augmentative Communication- Autism Although this website is specifically for Augmentative communication devices for people with autism they are also useful for people with cognitive disabilities. This tool allow the student to express what they want.

A communication device is very useful in allowing students to now communication with their peers which can then transfer to family, work and community interactions. This tool is used both in and out of school, and by giving a way for students to communicate with one another you are encouraging emerging friendships and a greater understanding of what they want to share with one another.