students with disabilities
![Assistive Technology Coordinators](/sites/irrc.education.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-10/Breaking%20Assistive%20Technology%20Myths.jpg?h=0dca3afc&itok=Jo7y8eJm)
Breaking Assistive Technology Myths
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Assistive technology can allow students to fully realize their academic potential, but there are many misconceptions about it. Let’s review some common myths about AT!
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Using Assistive Technology to Address Students’ Individualized Education Program Accommodations
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Assistive technology can meet specific literacy learning needs for children and teens struggling with reading or writing.
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Research Brief: Predicting Dyslexia With Assessments of Foundational Reading Skills
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Recap of a study about predicting students with reading disabilities, which is crucial to providing needed supports as early as possible.
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Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Use of Assistive Technology
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Apps and extensions can help children who are struggling at home with reading and writing tasks.
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An Explanation of Structured Literacy, and a Comparison to Balanced Literacy
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
An explicit or implicit approach to literacy learning? See why the former approach tends to work better for all learners.
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Developing and Synchronizing the Various Aspects of the Individualized Education Program
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Setting a goal, monitoring progress and deciding on specially designed instruction through an IEP can help students with reading disabilities achieve success.
![Couple filling out an IEP Form at a table](/sites/irrc.education.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-05/couple_filling_out_form_blog.png?h=fd714e01&itok=mqjeiJVN)
Family Preparation for an Individualized Education Program Meeting
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Effectively advocate for your child with a disability’s literacy education by thinking through your hopes and concerns.
![Group of students in a classroom participating in a literacy lesson as their teacher reads a book to them on the carpet](/sites/irrc.education.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-05/group_literacy_lesson_blog.png?h=26153383&itok=mA3wo-Jd)
Why the 13 Disability Categories Matter When Planning Reading Interventions
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Gain a better understanding of the needs students with different disabilities have and the evidence-based literacy interventions that can help.
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Five Common Questions about Teaching Students with Disabilities: Debunking the Perception of "Not my Student"
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Students with disabilities are the students of all teachers. We look at five common questions about teaching students with disabilities.