supporting your children's and teens' home learning

Assistive Technology Coordinators

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!
A father and daughter look at a tablet together.

Getting Ready for a New School Year with Assistive Technology

Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Follow this four-step guide to successfully implement assistive technology into your children's toolbox.
Girl and mother playing and retelling story. Girl has a teddy bear to act out what is happening in the book

Supporting Your Children’s and Teen’s Home Learning: Combine Reading Aloud With Guided Play to Develop Listening Comprehension Skills

Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Retelling a story with household items and conversation facilitates use of listening comprehension skills.
Mother and daughter using tablet for writing instruction at home

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Dyslexia and Writing: How Can Caregivers Help?

Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Help overcome the writing frustrations of children with dyslexia by using a handful of approaches and incorporating assistive technology.
Father helping daughter write using context clues at the family dinner table

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Using Context Clues to Understand New Words

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Learn three types of context clues for understanding vocabulary in a text and download a graphic organizer for children and teens to use when reading.
Father and son reading a book and smiling on the couch

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Paired Oral Reading

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Children can work on reading fluency and comprehension while reading along with a caregiver.
Mother and son playing with letters blocks at a kitchen table during guided play

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Engaging Preschool and Kindergarten-Aged children in Literacy-Focused Guided Play

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Caregivers can implement three key elements to help grow literacy and pre-literacy skills.
Boy filling out a K-W-L chart with mother's help at home.

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Using a K-W-L Chart to Activate Background Knowledge

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Use this approach to build knowledge about a topic while reading a book at home.
A girl using assistive technology, a tablet, at home to help with homework.

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.
Teen girl reading a book at home at desk next to a laptop

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Identifying Themes in Literary Text

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Families can help their adolescents practice this comprehension skill as they look for clues in the text.
Daughter with remote in her hand watching television with parents on the couch

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Educational Video Programming and Literacy Learning

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Three tips to keep in mind while watching TV as a home learning activity.
Teen reading a book on a tablet in a quiet, empty room

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Daily Book Study for Teens

Monday, April 20, 2020
Read a young adult novel with us and complete daily assignments to continue learning from home!