Assistive Technology in Special Education: Resources for Education, Intervention, and Rehabilitation - Softcover

Green, Joan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161821084X ISBN 13: 9781618210845

Publisher: Prufrock Press, 2013

Synopsis

Families, teachers, and therapists who are searching for an update about how to use the latest technologies to help individuals who struggle with communication, literacy, and learning will benefit from the wealth of practical, well-organized information in this second edition of Assistive Technology in Special Education. The indexed update presents an overview of the uses of technologies to help readers zero in on specific, powerful, cutting-edge resources they can use to enhance success. The book features new tools to improve and compensate for challenges relating to speaking, understanding, reading, writing, thinking and remembering, as well as strategies to help students become more organized and efficient. The use of tablets such as the iPad and smartphones, as well as cloud-based products, are highlighted. Online resources and social networking tools are presented to empower readers to learn about new products as they become available.

About this title

About the Author:

Joan Green is a speech-language pathologist in the Washington, DC, area with many years of experience helping children and adults who have a wide range of communication, cognitive, literacy and learning challenges. She is passionate in her efforts to spread the word about how affordable cutting-edge technology can be used to empower children and adults who have difficulty with speaking, reading, writing, thinking, and learning at home, school, work, or in the community.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prufrock Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 161821084X
• ISBN 13: 9781618210845
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 275