Webinars

Dyslexia is not related to an intelligence deficit, yet reading barriers can prevent these students from realizing their true potential. Simply having the right data showing how students read best (whether through a read aloud accommodation or independent reading) can make the difference between accessing modified materials and accessing grade-level text.

In this on-demand webinar, Dr. Denise DeCoste will show you how to use data to identify which accommodations will help students with dyslexia launch their success.

“What is the best way to implement learning tools?” 

There’s the traditional top-down “train the trainer” approach, but like the game of telephone, it had mixed results. The latest approach is a more agile student-led and sustainable approach where training is done directly with students—helping empower them directly. We call these newly empowered students TechXperts. In this on-demand webinar, we’ll show you how to go directly to your students and create TechXperts using the free Don Johnston Learning Academy.

There are many things to consider when helping our struggling writers to improve outcomes and build confidence. Students who struggle with writing may have poor fine motor skills, messy or slow handwriting, lack of attention to tasks, poor spelling, and difficulty getting ideas down on paper. Is it Dysgraphia? View this on-demand webinar to learn how to use accessible technology to better support students with IEPs who have Dysgraphia or other writing challenges. Get an understanding of dysgraphia. See how Co:Writer Word Prediction, Translation, and Speech-to-Text remove barriers to writing. Request an easy, 5-minute Writing Accommodation Screening Tool.

Students with disabilities have to pass the state assessment test.  What if you could know which students could comprehend at grade level or above with read-aloud accommodations?

Request an on-demand webinar (30 minutes) to see:

1. How uPAR can show the ways students can read best
2. Improved implementation of read-aloud accommodations
3. How to get a free trial

The word, “dyslexia” is becoming commonly known. But, how to best support students with dyslexia in the classroom can be a mystery. Students with print disabilities may be shutting down at writing time due to a lack of writing mechanics, a fear of making mistakes, and errors that make work unreadable. Still, you know your students better than anyone—and you know they have potential.  How will you bridge the gap between independent writing levels and true capabilities? View this on-demand webinar to see how Co:Writer supports students with print disabilities including dyslexia.

We’ve long known that the most important factor in student learning is excellent instruction, but this goal is made more complex by the varying needs of students. The principles of Universal Design for Learning have pushed us to see accommodations such as text-to-speech (TTS), as useful for a broader range of students with reading challenges. In this session, we’ll share how we screened kids for reading accommodations, how we gave students access to complex text, and more. We also share data showing gains in students’ unaided reading scores after only one semester.