Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities

by Amy G. Dell, Deborah Newton, Jerry Petroff

With an emphasis on the integration of assistive technology into the curriculum , this text focuses on how assistive technology can be used in schools to enhance the teaching and learning of students with disabilities. This link between technology and teaching and learning drives the book’s organization as well as its content. It is organized by school-related tasks that students must perform on a daily basis to be successful -- reading, writing, practicing academic skills, and communicating with their teachers and peers – and presents descriptions of technology-based solutions to the obstacles students with disabilities face in completing these tasks. Since being able to access computers is one major barrier, the text features a section on making computers accessible to students with a wide range of disabilities. A companion web site offers up-to-date information on product names, vendors, web site addresses, and other time-sensitive material.

Genres: Education, Textbooks

338 pages, Paperback

First published August 4, 2007

Reviews

[Guadalupe]

This is an excellent book, I learned about augmentative communication systems, evaluating technology tools, and technology tools in general.

[Alicia]

Information on living with a disability and being able to use assistive technology

[Caroline Philippone]

Valuable resource for educators who are looking to make classroom life easier for their students with disabilities. Also includes a lot of good crossovers for general classroom tools for all students.

[Jill Frick]

This book was interesting. The chapters covered a lot of information and were not too difficult to get through. This was a good companion to a class I took on technology for Special Education.

[Erika Valencia]

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[Allison]

Here's an overview of many technologies that may help all students get a fair shake at education.

[Charlene Griffin]

I liked this book. It gave a lot of information on how to use assistive technology with special needs students. The book encouraged me to find new ways to help struggling students in my classroom. it also reminded me to check the resources already available to us via our district and other sources. I especially liked the suggested activities that were listed at the end of each chapter. They were practical and easy to implement.