Title: Accommodations to Support Written Language

This course is designed to provide information about accommodations available for students to use to complete written language components of curriculum and testing. It is designed to be informative, providing information on the array of available tools, provide video of individuals using tools and allow for trial opportunities using actual tools.

Role: Student — Students generally have fewer privileges within a course.

Section 1
  When completing an assignment for school or writi...
Section 2
  Minnesota Department of Education:
  What are Accommodations?
  Legal
  Minnesota Manual of Accommodations
  MN Department of Education Contacts
  State Accountability Assessments
  Minnesota Assessments
  List of all Available Accommodations
  Types of Accommodations
  Disability Types and Possible Accommodations Available
  Do's and Don'ts for Accommodations
  "Accommodations for Students with LD"
Section 3
  What is a Word Processor?
  "Portable Word Processing Helps Students with Writing and Reading Impairments" by Tara Bakken
Section 4
  What is Spell Check?
  Change Options in Microsoft Word Spell Check
  VIDEO: Spell Check
  ACTIVITY
Section 5
  What is an On-Screen Keyboard?
  Compare Available FREE on-screen keyboards
  VIDEO: On-Screen Keyboard
  Directions to Activate On-Screen Keyboard
  REFLECTION
Section 6
  What is a Word Bank or Writing Template?
  VIDEO: Electronic Word Bank
Section 7
  What is a Graphic Organizer?
  Download and TRY IT!
  ACTIVITY
Section 8
  What is Word Prediction?
  VIDEO: Word Prediction - Read and Write Gold
  VIDEO: Word Prediction - CoWriter
  VIDEO: Word Prediction - Write OnLine
  "The Importance of Word Prediction and Speech Feedback"
Section 9
  What is Voice Recognition?
  VIDEO: Directions to set-up Voice Recognition
  Written Directions to set-up Speech Recognition on XP
  VIDEO: Voice Recognition Software
  VIDEO: Speech Recognition on a Macintosh
  ACTIVITY
Section 10
  Resources
  Opinions and Reflections
  Creative Commons License
Section 11
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Section 13