Barriers

=Barriers to Learning=

With any unit, lesson or training, there will be barriers to learning. If you prepare ahead of time, then you will meet the need of all learners.

need simpler screens to view || [|Natural Readers] [|Balabolka] [|Readability] || provide visual models || [|WordWeb:] [|Shahi] [|Qwiki] || Word prediction Voice Recognition || [|Ghotit] [| Context Spell Check] [|Ginger Software] || Allow students to have fun with words first use voice instead for developing story || [|Make Beliefs] [|PicLits] [|Tagxedo] [|VoiceThread] || Use web tools that provide tutorials || [|Online calculator] [|WebMath] || Interactive tools to choose words || [|Tagxedo] [|Text Compactor] ||
 * **Barriers to Learning** || **Solutions / Differentiation** || **Programs example** ||
 * Students cannot read the material || provide text to speech options
 * Students have problems with comprehension and vocabulary || provide online thesaurus
 * Students have difficulty writing || allow special spell checkers
 * Students have difficulty getting started in writing || Engage students with web activities
 * Students cannot calculate || allow online calculator
 * Students cannot analyze their own writing || Provide tools that will summarize writing for them to review
 * Students cannot communicate || provide communication devices || [| Proloquo2go][|VerbalVictor] ||

Additional Information on Specific Tools

 * || **<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand;">Where to locate, URL ** || **<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand; font-size: small;">Ease of use for you and **
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand; font-size: small;">for <span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand; font-size: small;"> you <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand; font-size: small;">to teach <span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand; font-size: small;"> students ** || **<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand; font-size: small;">Provides solutions for **
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand; font-size: small;">what <span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand; font-size: small;"> barriers ** || **<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',sand; font-size: small;">How would you use in your unit ** ||
 * Natural Readers ||  ||   || Provides Text to Speech for students with visual problems or who have difficulty decoding ||   ||
 * Dragon Dictate ||  ||   || Speech recognition app for <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">iphone or <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">ipad, ||   ||
 * [|WordQ& Speak Q] || www.wordq.com ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">PicLits ||  ||   ||   ||   ||