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This page is a resource provided for the participants of Karen Jankowski's Educon Workshop: Reaching Every Learner
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Let's start a conversation:

When we only offer one method for learning, such as paper and pencil, we are putting up obstacles to children learning. We need to find more creative ways to help children learn.

How do you adapt your instruction to reach every learner?
 * Please respond to this question on the discussion tab

Digital and online resources are great tools for giving students a voice. It also give kids the ability to go explore at home and revisit the material taught in class.

Text to voice is an invaluable tool to help struggling readers research on the web.
 * Clickspeak is a Firefox add on for PC's and Macs
 * Mac's have a text to speech option in System Preferences --- Speech
 * Wordtalk- Text to speech tool can be found on UDL tool kit, (link below) only for PC's
 * Can be used to provide auditory comments
 * Can be a tool for ELA
 * Students can practice fluency
 * Students can buddy read


 * How to access...View--Tools---Insert-- Voice recorder, then drag to toolbar

Spell check and synonym tools help student overcome writing struggles by not being tied down to paper and pencil.

Gary Stager - Self selected reading is the key to nurturing successful readers.

Web Resources:

[|PBS Misunderstood Minds]- provides resources and information for teaching kids with learning differences [|Wikispaces] - An online collaboration tool. [|Toolbelt Theory] - Give students the tools to equip and empower him. Collaboration Nation - A classroom example of students using a wiki to collaborate and learn. Universal Design Technology Tool Kit [|Center for Applied Special Technology]