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All Together We Can Do Our Best
This blog is primarily authored by Samuel Sennott, who is a PhD Candidate at The Pennsylvania State University, focused on augmentative and alternative communication, universal design for learning, and assistive technologies. Samuel is the co-creator of the original Proloquo2Go for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Samuel can be reached at alltogetherwecan@gmail.com
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Hi Samuel,
I thought I might encourage you to investigate a fairly new software program, ClaroRead. It’s a multi-sensory software solution for students with reading and writing challeneges. It competes with other learning programs like WYNN and Kurzweil but is significantly less expensive, which may be appealing to your readers – schools on a budget or home users who cannot afford to spend $1000.000. It seems to gaining a good deal of attention with many these days.
We enjoy your site and use it often for helpful feedback on AT.
Sara
Sara,
Thanks I look forward to checking it out. To me it is very important to have the competition and options for this type of software.
As some students absolutely benefit from Kurzweil 3000 in particular, there are others that benefit from some of the tool aspects that should not be left out due to the school shying away from the price status.
I think the definition of a good teacher or AT specialist is someone who can fit those options in the SETT without having the purchase order cancelled. Many times that may mean being streamlined to the goal.
Thanks for the feedback!
Have you seen the Ning site: assistivetech.ning.com ?
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Have a nice day !
Ilove your blog!
Thanks Sabrina!
Wow, what an interesting site. Do you mind if I refer people to it from the ConnSENSE Bulletin website?
Cheers,
Chauncy
Of course. It would be neat to talk about some ConnSENSE collaboration. I have admired the work for quite some time. Love the podcast element.
HI Sam!
I was in your audience during your BookShelves Please! session at Closing the Gap on 10.18.08! I wanted to tell you that I took away so much from that session! And your Energy is unmatched! I currently work at a school for 270 students 3-22 with multiple disabilities, autism, and MR. I am one, on a team of 2 AT Specialists for our school and have already shared, with all of our teachers, some of the useful information that you shared on Saturday!
I am a Penn State Alum and took classes with Janice LIght and Kathryn Drager! How I miss those Penn State days and fabulous Professors! Good Luck with all of your work and I look forward to hearing about you in the near future!
Allison,
Thank you very much for the encouragement. That session was very special to me. You could feel everyone realizing what we can do. email me at samuel.sennott@gmail.com if you want to connect to the beta testing part of the social studies project. It is looking very good. Cheers.
From,
Sam
Hi Sam-
Wow. Where to I begin?!! I am a pediatric speech-languuage pathologist in Newton, MA at Chatterboxes. I recently came cross Proloquo2Go a few weeks ago and have begun to incorporate it into my speech & language sessions.
What an impact it has made in the lives of the children and familes of Chatterboxes! Seeing the app in action on the iPhone/Ipod Touch brings tears to my eyes. Just this morning, I used it with a little guy who is 7 and has never spoken a word to date- He was able to learn to access the device within the first 10 minutes of the session, and couldn’t stop smiling and giggling!
Its moments of success like these that bring such reward in the industry!
Hello Sam,
It is so encouraging to read your blog. I came across first time today. I am a parent of special needs child who is extremly bright and loves to learn new things, But has communication needs which should be meet by AAC and AT.
It is many times so difficult to convince people that kids can learn and can improve communication with help of technology. Can you please suggest some data.
Please keep posting new ideas it means lot.