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TOOLS FOR ALL STUDENTS

Highlighting Electronically highlight text as needed to aid comprehension and recall. Available colors include yellow, pink, and blue.

Highlighters Highlight and extract text from any Google document or webpage. Available colors include yellow, blue, green, and pink.

Collect highlights by color and export them into a Google document.

Answer/General Masking

Line Reader

Manipulate an adjustable line reader tool to cover all but one line of text at a time, which is used to aid in focus/attention to detail.

Hide individual answer options to be uncovered one at a time.

Screen Masking Tint the screen using a choice of colors, like an overlay, with adjustable "unmasked" spotlight line size and level of transparency.

Underline the line the student is reading or typing on, with adjustable line thickness, color, and level of transparency also available.

Text to Speech (math) Read text aloud to the student using embedded text to speech software.*

Text to Speech

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Read text aloud with dual color highlighting using natural sounding male and female voices. International voices available for speech-enabling other languages.

Pop Up Glossary View definitions of pre-selected, underlined words by clicking on the word. The definition appears in a pop-up text box.

Talking Dictionary • View definitions and sample sentences of any word.

• Have definitions read aloud to students.

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TOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Word Prediction On ELA/ Literacy Assessment

• Use an external word prediction device that provides a bank of frequently or recently used words, as a result of the student entering the first few letters of a word.

Word Prediction

É • Provide word choices to complete the word

students are typing or predict the word they may use next.

Voice Recognition • Use an external speech to text device to dictate responses.

Speech Input

o • Allow students to dictate their responses into

a microphone without having to type. Requires no advanced training.

Text to Speech (ELA)

• D • Read text aloud to the student using

embedded text to speech software. Text to Speech • Read text aloud with dual color highlighting using

natural sounding male and female voices. International voices available for speech-enabling other languages.

Calculator for Math section of PARCC

• Use a specific calculation device (e.g. large key, talking, or other adapted calculator).

Calculator

B • Speech-enable numbers and problem as typed

into calculator. Can be customized by size, color, speaking functions. Has both standard and scientific calculators.

TOOLS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Word-to-Word Dictionary (English/

Native Language)

• Use a pre-approved, word-to-word paper dictionary in their native language, along with extended time in which to use it.

Translator

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• Allow single words to be translated into Spanish, French and Portuguese. Translations can be speech-enabled.

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