Writing

 Writing Challenges (Randa Thomas )

Synopsizes issues with writing (and other disabilities) ||<  Writing Disabilities  Writing is a complex process that involves vocabulary, skill with spelling, grammar, and syntax, as well as memory and motor skills. Writing disorders can stem from problems arising in any one of these areas or from attention spatial ordering, sequential ordering or higher order cognition problems. http://www.ldrc.ca/contents/view_article/153/ || links to digital note taking tools. http://digitalresearchtools.pbworks.com/Annotation+and+Notetaking+Tools || Students with attention issues or sequential ordering problems will benefit from the use of graphic organizers. Provide graphic organizers or remind students to utilize graphic organizers for getting started on writing projects. || (Includes some nice note-taking tools) http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ELA/6-12/tools/index.htm || http://www.bubbl.us.com/ || Create documents including e-mails. Available for I-phone as well as desktop/laptop Cost: Standard from $49.00. Professional ~ $290.00 http://nuance.com/talk/ || Cost: $200 (4GB) http://www.livescribe.com/ ||  || Interfaces with Office Dictation to Word, Excel, Notepad Commands for operating computer. (Great for issues of overuse or other manual disability) free for 30 days. $14 after that www.e-speaking.com ||
 * ~  General Writing Issues ||
 * = [[image:Picture_6.png width="242" height="71" link="http://www.ldrc.ca/contents/view_article/153/"]]
 * ~  Note-taking tools ||
 * Some students are challenged to take notes in class or while reading. It may be for a variety of reasons related to attention or processing or because of an actual writing disability. A teacher may notice the student does not make an attempt to take notes, does not record appropriate or adequate material, or asks you to write everything down to be copied. (See also Graphic Organizers below.) ||
 * = [[image:Picture_1.png width="289" height="34" link="@http://digitalresearchtools.pbworks.com/Annotation+and+Notetaking+Tools"]] || This wiki has many helpful (and some not so helpful)
 * = [[image:Picture_1.png width="289" height="34" link="@http://digitalresearchtools.pbworks.com/Annotation+and+Notetaking+Tools"]] || This wiki has many helpful (and some not so helpful)
 * ~ Graphic Organizers ||
 * Students with note-taking challenges may respond well to the use of graphic organizers. Introduce 2-3 different types and remind or help students to use them when taking notes from reading or lectures.
 * Students with note-taking challenges may respond well to the use of graphic organizers. Introduce 2-3 different types and remind or help students to use them when taking notes from reading or lectures.
 * = [[image:Picture_7.png width="126" height="90" caption="http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ELA/6-12/tools/index.htm" link="@http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ELA/6-12/tools/index.htm"]] || Some graphic organizers for  various purposes. 
 * [[image:Picture_8.png width="238" height="40" link="@http://www.bubbl.us.com"]] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">can export out as image, doesn't require individual accounts for use.
 * ~ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 190%;">Some Dictation Software ||
 * For students with slow processing skills, dictation software can enable independence and captures thoughts, which for "normal" writers is usually less than 30% of the speed of a speaker. ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">[[image:Picture_4.png width="194" height="92" link="@http://nuance.com/talk/%7C"]] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Dictation software with 300,000 word bank
 * = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">[[image:Picture_4.png width="194" height="92" link="@http://nuance.com/talk/%7C"]] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Dictation software with 300,000 word bank
 * = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">[[image:Picture_5.png width="120" height="52" link="http://www.livescribe.com/"]] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">This is Susie's fun note taking pen. It records what you (it) hear and what you write and then you can upload it to your computer. Replay lectures multiple times for refining notes.
 * = <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 280%;"> e-speaking || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Runs on Windows XP and up

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