Let's take a look at John again! John is 9 years old. He is in grade four. John struggles with written output. He is easily angered when he is asked to write and his behaviour escalates when he has to write. John can read at the same level as his peer, however, he is much slower than his peers and this impacts his comprehension. John also struggles with perfectionism. He frequently can be seen erasing his paper to the point of ruining it. At that point he crumples the assignment and gives up. If John is required to write with a ruler he is easily frustrated and gives up. John has lots of abilities! John loves cars, sports, and his friends. He enjoys joking around with his peers and teachers. John is good at fixing things around the classroom. He is tech savvy and is always willing to help students who are having technology challenges. John’s favourite subjects are math, P.E., and science. The google Chrome extension "Read & Write" is a tool that can be used to support John and his learning. Not only will it support John, it can support John's whole class! Let's imagine that John and his class have been given an assignment to write a report on Australia. Read & Write can support John and his class as they research information about Australia and as they write their report. Let's find out how! ReadingRead Out Loud - The students can highlight text and have that text read aloud to them. Reading voice and speed can be customized to learner needs. Dictionary - There is a talking dictionary and a picture dictionary to assist students. The picture and talking dictionary help students to move from assistance to independence. Fact Finder - Students can use the fact finder to find additional research and facts in the area that they are researching. Coloured Highlighters - Coloured highlighters can be used to collect or summarize information. Once students have highlighted, the information they collected can be put into another document. Screen Mask - For students who struggle with reading, the screen mask can be an effective tool for blocking out the extraneous writing on the page which can help focus their reading. Simplify Page - This allows the student to remove the non-text elements on the page to reduce distraction. WritingSpeech to Text - Students can record their thoughts into the computer microphone and the speech to text function transforms it into written text. Word Prediction - Word prediction helps reluctant writers by giving word suggestions to them as they write. This will help students increase their confidence and vocabulary in their writing.
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