Using technology to support students

who experience difficulty with reading & language

Presented on February 21, 2004

for the

Kappa Delta Pi International

Honor Society in Education

Regional Conference

Rebecca Evers, Ed.D. & Virginia Watson, G.A.

Center for Pedagogy

Richard W. Riley College of Education

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

This page contains the websites used during our presentation.

Slide #6:

• Web based Dictionary

• Visual Thesaurus

• Language Translator

• Pronunciation

Slide #7:

• AlphaSmart

Slide #9:

• MicroSoft Templates

• PowerPoint Backgrounds

• Integrating Microsoft software.

Slide #10:

• OpenOffice (free software)

Slide #2:

• Digital textbooks from Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic

Slide #13: E-books

• UVA e-books library

– Book List

• Reference Desk

Slide # 14:

• Spark’s Notes

– Classics

– The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

• Pink Monkey

– Monkey Notes

– Monkey Books

• Holes by Louis Sachar

Slide #15:

• Code-it Software : Free download

• IntelliTalks - includes word pause and word magnifier

Slide #16:

• Web Copier

Slide #17:

• SmartPad

Slide #19:

• Masterminds: Ed Ellis

– http://graphicorganizers.com/

Slide #20: Inspiration

• Home Page

• Concept Maps

Slide #21: Web Quests

• Tom March

• Bernie Dodge

• More web quests

• Quests in SC