Pencil Grips:
A pencil grip is a low tech tool that helps students with developing fine motor skills position their hands on the pencil properly. This tool is considered an assistive technology in the classroom because without it a student's handwriting and fluency could be affected.
A pencil grip is a low tech tool that helps students with developing fine motor skills position their hands on the pencil properly. This tool is considered an assistive technology in the classroom because without it a student's handwriting and fluency could be affected.
Slant Boards:
Slant Board is a clipboard that is angle to provide an optimal position for writing. This is an assistive technology tool that encourages writing.
Slant Board is a clipboard that is angle to provide an optimal position for writing. This is an assistive technology tool that encourages writing.
Raised Line Paper:
This low tech tool is paper that lines are upraised from the paper to aid students with developing fine motor skills to write in a straight line. This is not only an assistive technology tool, but it also works as a navigation tool. The student will navigate around the upraised lines to further their writing instruction
This low tech tool is paper that lines are upraised from the paper to aid students with developing fine motor skills to write in a straight line. This is not only an assistive technology tool, but it also works as a navigation tool. The student will navigate around the upraised lines to further their writing instruction
Dry Erase Board:
A Dry Erase Board is a low tech tool that promotes communication by allowing varying methods of response, instead of speaking. For example, if there is a student in the classroom that is not very vocal, the teacher can create an activity where she asks questions about the lesson, and students write their answers on the dry erase boards. This is how a teacher can evaluate a students understanding even if they are not vocal.
A Dry Erase Board is a low tech tool that promotes communication by allowing varying methods of response, instead of speaking. For example, if there is a student in the classroom that is not very vocal, the teacher can create an activity where she asks questions about the lesson, and students write their answers on the dry erase boards. This is how a teacher can evaluate a students understanding even if they are not vocal.
Adapted Rulers:
This low tech tool is beneficial to students who struggle with visual processing. The tool separates the different units of measurement so that only the measurement the student is using can be seen. This tool is considered assistive technology because it aids a student in understanding how to measure.
This low tech tool is beneficial to students who struggle with visual processing. The tool separates the different units of measurement so that only the measurement the student is using can be seen. This tool is considered assistive technology because it aids a student in understanding how to measure.