Resources

These resources were created and/or collected by Outreach staff to assist you in better understanding how to teach students with LBLD.

  • Creating Digital Resources to Support the Writing Process

    By Kyle Clark February 28, 2024 Similar to studying for a test or doing a lab report, writing essays is just another classic educational requirement that students expect, expect to dislike, and try to avoid. These assignments ask students to showcase skills through actions that involve steps. Of course, writing lab reports and essays is

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    Computer Science and Accessibility

    by Sarah Ciras October 4, 2022 In Massachusetts, 19% of students are protected by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), however, only 10% of those students take part in Computer Science (CS) courses. Nationwide 14.4% of students receive services under IDEA, but only 8% take part in CS. This is likely in large part

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  • Technology to Support Study Skills

    January 19, 2017 The term “study skills” refers to the management and organization of time, materials, and information. Study skills topics range from time management and organization to utilizing specific strategies for comprehending material. Instruction in study skills can incorporate the physical organization of materials, as well as the organization of information through note-taking templates.

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  • Using Google Jamboard to Anchor Lessons

    By Kyle Clark January 19, 2021 In the last 9 months, we have all, in our own ways, gone outside of our comfort zones and adapted our pedagogy to meet the needs of remote and hybrid learning. I am sure many of you can recall peers referring to a plethora of online resources and applications

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  • Cyberbullying Education

    Explore the need for cyberbullying education The Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC) published its findings related to the effectiveness and need to explicitly teach students “Cyberskills” or teach students to engage appropriate social behavior online to help reduce cyberbullying. 

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  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the Role of Accessible Technology

    October 19, 2016 What is Universal Design for Learning?  Universal Design for Learning (UDL) encompasses three brain networks, providing insight and strategies to allow all students the opportunity to access academic curriculum. The three brain networks are as follows: Recognition Network: The WHAT of learning. This relates to the need to present material in multiple formats.

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  • International Dyslexia Association

    Explore the International Dyslexia Association’s website. The site includes valuable resources and helpful background information about dyslexia.

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  • Note Taking Apps

    Explore this list of note taking apps from Understood.org. This list highlights 11 apps that can help students with the note-taking process.

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  • Using Assistive Technology

    Understand more about using assistive technology to help students with dyslexia. This helpful resource from Literacy World Wide covers assistive technology that can help with all aspects of reading development.

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  • Impacts of Reading Digitally

    Read this powerful article by Maryanne Wolf for The Guardian about the impacts of reading digitally. She asserts that reading on a screen with endless options for switching our focus is changing our brains and how we engage with text.

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  • Choosing and Using Technology in the Classroom

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  • Teens and Smartphone Use

    Read both sides of the debate about teens and smartphone use. This article from The Atlantic outlines how smartphones negatively impact the emotional well-being teens. On the other hand, an article from Slate asserts that adults need to help teens learn to navigate this new digital landscape instead of taking away their cell phones.

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  • Laptop and Phone Use in the Classroom

    Understand the debate over laptop and phone use in the classroom. Anya Kamenetz, writing for KQED and Mind/Shift, explores the debate and research on the impact of using these digital devices. She interviews technologists, professors, and K-12 teachers to understand the pros and the cons of the issue from a multitude of perspectives.

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  • Assistive Technology

    Gain an understanding of the assistive technology available to help students with learning disabilities. This LD@School article explains the role of assistive technology in supporting students and outlines several relevant resources for further reading.  

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  • Technology Resources for Students

    Learn about technology resources for students. The Center on Technology and Disability published this list of apps and programs to support students’ comprehension, writing, and ability to independently complete academic assignments.

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  • The Future of Digital Learning

    This podcast about the future of digital learning is from the Sandbox Collaborative with Candace Marie Thille, assistant professor of Education at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education. She speaks about her experience and perspective on how technology is shifting the landscape of education.

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  • Edutopia

    Explore Edutopia, the George Lucas Educational Foundation website. This site features articles and resources on many popular topics in education.

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  • Using Appropriate Technology to Access Curriculum

    May 18, 2017 Technology Review While there are a variety of technological tools that can be used to aid students as they access curriculum, technology should never replace skill instruction. Teachers should be intentional about which programs and apps they choose to incorporate, as well as how they plan to utilize them within their lessons. Technology

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    Accessible Technology Across Grade Levels

    April 13, 2017 How to Choose Technology With a variety of technology options available for classroom use, it can be difficult to know what to choose and when to incorporate it. Joy Zabala’s SETT Frameworks provide helpful documents to aid teachers in determining if a technology is appropriate, as well as help them to consider

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    Written Expression and Technology

    March 14, 2017 Written Expression Overview Students with language-based learning disabilities (LBLD) can experience a multitude of receptive and/or expressive language difficulties. Receptive language skills are associated with listening and reading because the brain is receiving and processing language. On the other hand, expressive language skills are related to writing and speaking, as these tasks

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    Google and Learning

    KQED contributor Zhai Yun Tan outlines the impact of search engines, like Google, on how we learn. He considers both the positive and negative aspects of having limitless information at our fingertips and offers suggestions to encourage students to go beyond the surface explanations often yielded by Google searches.

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    E-Reader Technology

    February 7, 2017 Reading Remediation Overview Reading remediation is often at the center of instruction for students with language-based learning disabilities. While prescriptive in nature, reading instruction can take many forms and follow a variety of programs. At the core of this remediation is the need for structured practice that includes specific and immediate feedback

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  • Best Education Podcasts

    EdSurge curated a list of the 16 best education podcasts to check out in 2017.  Subjects range from specific teaching strategies to discussion about the beauty and difficulty of learning, as well as interviews with TechED innovators and thought leaders.

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    Technology to Support Executive Function

    December 13, 2016 What is Executive Function? Executive Function encompasses a variety of specific skills and abilities, including activation, focus, effort, emotion, memory, and action. Previous Free Landmark Teaching Strategies have further explained each of these categories with connections to how to implement specific approaches in class instruction. Hill, Skill, and Will by Gardner &

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    The Role of Technology in Cognitive Load Theory

    November 22, 2016 In a different resource, research into technology and its role in the Universal Design for Learning classroom is reviewed. This new strategy will look at how technology can alleviate time demands, particularly for students with slow processing speed and impaired working memory. In order to fully understand the impact of technology, it is

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    Word Atlas in our Brains

    The Guardian summarizes new research that reveals how the meaning of words are organized across regions of the brain.  Through neuroimaging, the study’s participants exhibited that not just one area, but many interconnected regions of the brain light up when they hear words.

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