Special Education Case Studies

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Start-to-Finish

Computer e-Books Engage Catholic High School Teens (PDF, 812 KB)

Julie W. Spedale, Director of OPTIONS, St. Thoma More Catholic High School, Lafayette, Louisiana
January 2010, Lafayette, Louisiana

District Technology Practitioner Shares Effective Literacy Solutions Using Assistive Technologies (PDF, 728 KB)

Jennifer Ziolko, Assistive Technology Practitioner West Linn/Wilsonville, Oregon School District
May 2008, West Linn/Wilsonville, Oregon

Assistive Technology—

How to Connect Special Needs Students to a Blended Curriculum Through Supportive Tools and Resources

Ms. Linda Bates, Certified Special Education Teacher
April 2008, Pomfret Community School, Connecticut

High School Reading Academy Engages Readers with Computer and Audio Books (PDF, 304 KB)

Students Become Independent Readers with Audio and Computer Books
May 2007, Callaway High School, Troup County, Georgia

Co:Writer

Teaching Words as Symbols for Students with Autism

Daniel McNulty, NE Coordinator for the Indiana PATINS Project, Indiana, November 2009

Making a Difference for Students with Autism Transforming Non-Writers into Writers with Word Prediction

Murphy McBride, SCORES Teacher, Joe Dan Mills Elementary School, Austin, TX (SCORES - Social Communication Resources and Services), April 2009

Assistive Technology Tool Changes Student's Outlook on Learning and Life

Co:Writer, A Recipe for Success

Sharon Dees and Kathleen Sawyers, Gilbert Public Schools, AZ, Julie Dobson, Desert Ridge Junior High School, AZ, April 2008 Arizona

Using Software to Enhance the Writing Skills of Students with Special Needs (Research Summary) (PDF 1.0 MB)

Jennifer Cullen, Dayton, Ohio Public Schools, Stephen B. Richards and Catherine Lawless Frank, University of Dayton. October 2008, Journal of Special Education Technology 23(2), 33-43

Draft:Builder

Writing Program Uses Technology to Improve Student Writing Scores Based on Standard Writing Rubric

Draft:Builder- Graphic Organizer Tool (PDF, 688 KB)

September 2008 - Orange Hunt Elementary School, Springfield VA

SOLO Literacy Suite

Assistive Technology (AT) Improves Literacy Skills for English Language Learners (ELL)

(PDF 1.2MB)
Jo Belyea-Doerman, 4th Grade Teacher, Pine Crest Elementary School, Montgomery Public Schools, Maryland
January 2010, Maryland

Educators Win Award for Bridging Assistive Technologies with Daily Instruction

(PDF 796KB)
Elizabeth Rohrbaugh, AT Specialst, Fulton County Public Schools, Georgia, Velita Cochran, IRR Teacher, Northwestern Middle School, Alpharetta, Georgia
May 2009, Fulton County, Georgia

NJ Middle School Students Demonstrate Improved Writing-Educators Acknowledge Added Value of Technology Tools

(PDF 608KB)
Dr. John Krewer, Superintendent, Mr. Richard Flamini, Director of Special Education Spotswood School District, Jo-Ann Moyer, Special Education Teacher, Memorial Middle School
April 2009, Spotswood New Jersey

Effective Literacy Solutions Using Assistive Technologies

Jennifer Ziolko, Assistive Technology Practitioner West Linn/Wilsonville, Oregon School District
May 2008, West Linn/Wilsonville Oregon

Maryland Educators Share Six Tips to Implement SOLO and Creative Teaching Approaches

May 2008, Sherwood Elementary School, Montgomery County, Maryland

Assistive Technology Implemented Through a Response to Intervention (RtI) Design

(PDF, 1.1 MB)

October 2007, Spotswood School District, New Jersey

Fairfax, Virginia Writing Camps:

Self-Empowered Elementary and Middle School Students Take Responsibility for Learning, Thinking, Writing Good Essays Using "Building Wings" and SOLO (PDF, 560 KB)

October 2006, Fairfax, Virginia Schools

SOLO NCTI Quasi-Experimental Research Study Shows Increased Writing Gains when Technology is Paired with Instruction

(PDF, 1.2 MB)
Proven Writing Strategies Paired with SOLO Technology Increases Student Outcomes for Low and Middle Performers

September 2006, University of Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Simon S.I.O.

Early Elementary Phonics Intervention Improves Word Fluency

October 2007, Brentwood Elementary School, Pensacola, Florida

Phonics Instruction for Elementary 'Exceptional Needs' Students
(PDF, 288 KB)

August 2005, Mocksville Elementary School, North Carolina

WordMaker

Co-Teaching Model Uses Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) to Improve Elementary Student's Spelling and Decoding Skills (PDF, 732 KB)

October 2007, Snow Hill Primary School, Snow Hill, North Carolina

WordMaker® Pilot Study Article
(PDF, 308 KB)

Promoting Word Study Independence: One District's Success by Kathy White
January 2006 Issue of Closing the Gap, Vol.24, no.5

Write:OutLoud

Using Software to Enhance the Writing Skills of Students with Special Needs (Research Summary) (PDF 1.0 MB)

Jennifer Cullen, Dayton, Ohio Public Schools, Stephen B. Richards and Catherine Lawless Frank, University of Dayton. October 2008, Journal of Special Education Technology 23(2), 33-43

Start-to-Finish Literacy Starters

Adolecents with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, and Multiple Disabilities Improve Emergent Reading Skills in 7-Week Study

Penelope Hatch. Ph.D. CCC_SLP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, North Carolina April 2010 (PDF 844KB)

Start-to-Finish Litearcy Starters and MEville to WEville (Research Results)

The concept of blending MEville to WEville's additional lessons with Start-to-Finish Literacy Starters began as a cooperative research initiative supported by a U.S. Department of Education Steppingstones of Technology Innovation grant.