For some students, learning to organize themselves can be a struggle. Students with Austism Spectrum Disorder, Executive Functioning Disorder (EFD), ADHD, Acquired Brain Injury and other learning disabilities often discover that secondary school can be daunting and challenging with so many classes, teachers, rooms and spaces. They have to juggle assignments, homework, tasks, projects, sports and other extra-curricular activities. Forgetting important times, days, appointments and sessions can result in embarrassment and frustration. What can parents and teachers do to support students through these struggles and help develop their healthy self-esteem and self-confidence?
The iPad offers a growing number of tools and apps to help students plan and organize their day and support their learning. They can then stay on task and remember what they need to do and therefore accomplish more with confidence. This helps to alleviate stress and decrease anxiety.
There are numerous apps that can be downloaded to meet specific needs of individual students. This may include apps to set alarms, schedule appointments, set reminders, organize homework, create agendas, set up subject area folders, and more. Note taking is made less burdensome using handwriting and/or voice recognition. By using the camera and a microphone built into the device, students can snap pictures of notes and store them in specific subject folders. Speech to text and text to speech features make learning more engaging.
Research is growing in support of all students using technology to create a more engaging and accessible learning environment. Those with different learning needs are thriving more with the inclusion of technology. Technology is an essential component for supporting students with learning differences in the classroom. Mobile devices enhance learning with access to the regular curriculum through digitized text, supporting the writing process, aiding working memory and organization, as well as providing varied opportunities for demonstration of knowledge through alternative assessment using creativity apps (SSRSB LD Services).
The iPad offers a growing number of tools and apps to help students plan and organize their day and support their learning. They can then stay on task and remember what they need to do and therefore accomplish more with confidence. This helps to alleviate stress and decrease anxiety.
There are numerous apps that can be downloaded to meet specific needs of individual students. This may include apps to set alarms, schedule appointments, set reminders, organize homework, create agendas, set up subject area folders, and more. Note taking is made less burdensome using handwriting and/or voice recognition. By using the camera and a microphone built into the device, students can snap pictures of notes and store them in specific subject folders. Speech to text and text to speech features make learning more engaging.
Research is growing in support of all students using technology to create a more engaging and accessible learning environment. Those with different learning needs are thriving more with the inclusion of technology. Technology is an essential component for supporting students with learning differences in the classroom. Mobile devices enhance learning with access to the regular curriculum through digitized text, supporting the writing process, aiding working memory and organization, as well as providing varied opportunities for demonstration of knowledge through alternative assessment using creativity apps (SSRSB LD Services).