Allison RandJun 25, 20197 min readWeek 6: Case StudiesWhat a great class! I had such a great time learning about how people are integrating assistive technology into their teaching contexts....
Allison RandJun 23, 20193 min readReview: Teaching Children with Autism to Read for MeaningThis literature review by Randi, Newman and Grigorenko (2010) is an overview of the current research on comprehension and autism, from...
Allison RandJun 15, 20193 min readWeek 5: Autism Spectrum DisorderThis week our focus was ASD and the challenges students with autism face with reading comprehension. Often student with ASD have...
Allison RandJun 13, 20194 min readWeek 4: Visual Impairment1. Making curriculum and text accessible The first thing that stood out to me during our class was the diversity of the visual...
Allison RandJun 7, 20192 min readReview: Take the Pencil Out of the ProcessIn this article, Leslie Broun discusses the challenges of writing by hand for students with autism spectrum disorder, how technology can...
Allison RandMay 26, 20193 min readWeek 3: Working hardWeek three of Assistive Technology was a very different one: we got right to it on our Google Read&Write assignment. My group, comprised...
Allison RandMay 20, 20194 min readWeek 2: May 4thAnother great class and a feast for thought to be sure. I left thinking about my own education as a teacher and my instruction. As I am...
Allison RandMay 14, 20193 min readReview: Learning from TextEdyburn's article "Learning from Text" examines the poor fit between the skills that students with disabilities bring to their education...
Allison RandMay 7, 20192 min readAT & UDL: Two sides of the same coinReview: "Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning: Two Sides of the Same Coin" David H. Rose, Ted S. Hasselbring, Skip...
Allison RandMay 4, 20192 min read10 Remedial and Compensatory AppsHere are 10 apps Wendy and I found: Compensatory 1. Read&Write: Offers text-to-speech, text and picture dictionaries, options to collect...
Allison RandApr 30, 20194 min readWeek One: April 27thWeek one in Assistive Technology: Access to Literacy. Three things that stood out to me this week were: 1. Technology has the power to...
Allison RandApr 28, 20192 min readThe Myth of Average Here are my three main takeaways from The Myth of Average by Todd Rose. 1. Students are like fighter pilots. I was struck by the story of...
