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Assistive Technology Specialist, Sharon Dees and her colleagues Julie Dobson, a Junior High School Special Education Teacher at Desert Ridge Junior High and Kathleen Sawyers, Speech Language Pathologist, share this enlightening story about a student named Frank, who used Co:Writer to create a recipe cookbook. “This writing tool dramatically changed Frank’s learning outlook in school and carved out a larger opportunity for him to feel more confident about his writing abilities,” shared Ms. Dobson.
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 Frank’s handwriting was illegible to his teachers, his peers and his family. Through the extended efforts of Ms. Dobson, his teacher and his speech pathologists, Frank used Co:Writer to create a recipe cookbook for his family. Throughout this creative project, his teachers saw Frank’s attitude shift to a “I can write” learning attitude!
 His teacher, Ms. Dobson said, “Frank struggled terribly with his spelling and vocabulary. I could not read his writing on tests and each day I could see his frustrations mounting. At that point, we gathered around him and talked about how we could help him increase his writing skills and build back the self-confidence he had lost. Unanimously, the three of us agreed to use Co:Writer and the change we saw in Frank was astounding! He began to write recipes and create a cookbook for a family Christmas gift. When he gave his cookbook to his family, he was so proud of himself!”
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