eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2019

Low reading ability is a major contributor to learning inequality in our schools. An estimated 26 million students have learning differences, including tens of thousands of students with dyslexia, a neurological condition that affects reading and related language-based processing skills. Making reading more enjoyable for all.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month on my writer’s blog, WordDreams : Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. It is available in sixty languages.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. Thankfully, the International Dyslexia Association sponsors an annual Dyslexia Awareness Month in October aimed to expand comprehension of this little-understood language-based learning condition.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. Thankfully, the International Dyslexia Association sponsors an annual Dyslexia Awareness Month in October aimed to expand comprehension of this little-understood language-based learning condition.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2018

This should include early identification and intervention services (think kindergarten), teacher training in multi-sensory language approach, and frequent progress reports and assessments to ensure that the services are working.

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APRIL 26, 2016

Read on: Many people have come to believe that plagiarism is intentional and evil, and all students whose works have text coincidences are shameless wrongdoers. Of course, there’s a chance Nabokov read this short story, but he denies it, which is why it may be a case of cryptomnesia. The Define feature is actually dictionary software.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. Thankfully, the International Dyslexia Association sponsors an annual Dyslexia Awareness Month in October aimed to expand comprehension of this little-understood language-based learning condition.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

EdSurge spoke with Häkkinen about the impact of new speech synthesis technologies on student assessments, and how his company is making the most of them. EdSurge: First, when we say “assistive technologies,” what exactly are we talking about? How do you present science, technology, engineering, and math content?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. Thankfully, the International Dyslexia Association sponsors an annual Dyslexia Awareness Month in October aimed to expand comprehension of this little-understood language-based learning condition.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2023

In addition, we incorporated the multisensory Orton-Gillingham approach for reading instruction, which has shown great success with many of our students. Opening the Learning Journey We believe in an intentional focus on literacy, numeracy, and assistive technology.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

So instead of just writing an essay, which some of my students can’t do because they don’t have the tactical skills to hold a pencil, or maybe they struggle with language because they have autism or some other cognitive delay, they’re telling digital stories or they’re expressing themselves through simple three-act math movies.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2022

PRNewswire/ — Texthelp , a global leader in literacy and assistive technology, announced it has appointed Gus Schmedlen, Ed.D., Dr. Schmedlen brings over two decades of experience in the education technology sector to Texthelp. Texthelp believes in a world where difference, disability or language are no longer barriers.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The science of reading is another big piece of modern education. The science of reading is a multidisciplinary field that explores the cognitive processes involved in reading and seeks evidence-based strategies to improve literacy instruction. Students with unique and special needs can better access learning opportunities.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Surprisingly, 15-20 percent of the population has a language-based learning disability, and over 65 percent of those deficits is in reading. Read more on TeachHUB. More on special needs: Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning. A Helping Hand: Assistive Technology Tools for Writing.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

If I have a child who has a visual impairment and a hearing impairment, I’m going to use sign language with that child where their hands are going to be on top of my hands. On the flip side, technology caused stress in families where parents became navigators for students who could not use assistive technology independently.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Simply scanning a worksheet and uploading it online as a PDF document without making it compatible for screen readers (assistive technology tools that transmit information on a computer screen to blind or visually impaired individuals) might make learning impossible for a blind or visually impaired student.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2023

The physical distance, combined with the limited ability to notice important nervous system signals such as subtle nonverbal cues including the breath and the energy level of our clients, posed significant barriers to our ability to “accurately read” our clients’ mental state in order to effectively connect and intervene.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other cognitive differences often experience auditory, visual, and spatial processing difficulties, affecting their reading, writing, and overall learning. These challenges may include problems with left-right distinction, depth perception, spatial awareness, language skills, and vocabulary.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

Students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other cognitive differences often experience auditory, visual, and spatial processing difficulties, affecting their reading, writing, and overall learning. These challenges may include problems with left-right distinction, depth perception, spatial awareness, language skills, and vocabulary.

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Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Students that are hard of hearing struggle with communication in school as delays in language and speech can often be present. Hard-of-hearing students also often lack the same problem-solving, language, and number concept skills as their peers. Hearing Assistance Technology. Sign Language/Nonverbal Cues.

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JUNE 10, 2015

High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). From elementary school grades upwards, a student may be given a book to read and asked to write a review afterwards. They then may move on to reading a poem and answering questions.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2023

The physical distance, combined with the limited ability to notice important nervous system signals such as subtle nonverbal cues including the breath and the energy level of our clients, posed significant barriers to our ability to “accurately read” our clients’ mental state in order to effectively connect and intervene.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

The author, a programmer named James Somer, put it like this: “Somewhere at Google there is a database containing 25 million books and nobody is allowed to read them.” And print-disabled users can use assistive technologies to read scanned books that might otherwise be difficult if not impossible to find in accessible formats.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2025

. — Shaun Fagan , Senior Vice President of Product, Lightspeed Technologies The use of audiobooks, film, and other forms of media in the classroom became a hot topic in 2024 due to the common misconception that audiobooks dont count as reading. We know that many students across the country are not reading on grade level.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2025

The ethical integration of AI technologies such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is key to this evolution. –Sinan Ozdemir, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Shiba Technologies; Author, Quick Start Guide to Large Language Models Data analytics and AI will be essential towards tackling the chronic absenteeism crisis.

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