Assitive Technology in the Classroom:Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities
Amy G.Dell The College of New Jersey / Deborah A. Newton Southern Connecicut State University / Jerry G. Petroff The College of New Jersey (2007) Merrill Prentice Hall, Ohio
米国でのコンピューターを活用したAssistive Technologyの実践を紹介した本書は，コンピューターを使った事例実践を画面キャプチャーを交えて，紹介している．さらにそれらのアプリケーションソフトのもつ特性や，表現要素と障害をもつ子どもたちの学習の様子が報告される．本書の翻訳から，さらに，障害種別の有用性や，アプリケーションのもつ表現要素について，まとめていく．
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With an emphasis on the integration of assistive technology into the curriculum, this text focuses on how assistive technology can be used in schools to enhance the teaching and learning of students with disabilities. This link between technology and teaching and learning drives the book’s organization as well as its content. It is organized by school-related tasks that students must perform on a daily basis to be successful -- reading, writing, practicing academic skills, and communicating with their teachers and peers – and presents descriptions of technology-based solutions to the obstacles students with disabilities face in completing these tasks. Since being able to access computers is one major barrier, the text features a section on making computers accessible to students with a wide range of disabilities. A companion web site offers up-to-date information on product names, vendors, web site addresses, and other time-sensitive material.
【Contents】
[Part1] Benefits of Computer use in Special Education
Chapter1 Introduction to Assistive Technology
Chapter2 Assistive Technology to Support Writing
Chapter3 Assistive Technology to Support Reading
Chapter4 Assistive Technology to Support Communication
Chapter5 Computers and the Internet for Teaching Content Areas
[Part2] Access to Computers
Chapter6 Providing Access to Computers:Using What You Have
Chapter7 Assistive Technology for Computer Access
Chapter8 Issues in Selection of Access Methods
[Part3] Augmentative Communication
Chapter9 Selecting and Desiging a Student's Augmentative Communication Systems
Chapter10 Low-Tech Approaches to Teaching Early Communication and Emergent Literacy
Chapter11 Integrating Augmentative Communication in the Classroom, Home, and Community
[Part4] Making Happen
Chapter12 Implementation of Assistive Technology in Schools
Chapter13 Implementation of Assistive Technology in Transition Planning