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Mark Your Calendars AR Transition Summit April 4 & 5, 2006 North Little Rock, AR Special Show 2006 July 26-28, 2006 Hot Springs, Arkansas International Division of Early Childhood Conference October 19-22, 2006 Little Rock, Arkansas Arkansas Education Association Conference November 2-3, 2006 Little Rock, Arkansas Linkages and the Alternate Assessment Portfolio Teachers are required to link the Arkansas State Frameworks with curriculum taught in the classroom, IEP goals, and the Arkansas Alternate Assessment Portfolio. It can be very difficult for teachers to develop appropriate classroom activities for individual students and then link them to the correct grade level for the student. Over the past couple of years, and since both the language arts and math frameworks have been revised, there has been much discussion about the need to create a product that would help teachers begin thinking through the process of activities and tasks and the linkage to the framework. The Technology and Curriculum Access Center is proud to announce a new product that will link activity ideas with the Arkansas State Frameworks. This product is due to be completed by the fall of 2006. A proposed example of what the product may look like is below. The product will be part of the 2006-2007 portfolio trainings, held regionally around the state conducted by the Technology and Curriculum Access Center. AR - Conference for Exceptional Children November 8-10, 2006 Hot Springs, Arkansas For more information on these and other events, please check the calendar of events at http://www.arswis.info/swisapp/index.php Deena Martin, M.Ed., Education Consultant Technology and Curriculum Access Center Easter Seals of Arkansas T.A.S.E. Winter - 33 In addition to providing Alternate Portfolio trainings around the state, the Technology and Curriculum Access Center also provides portfolio consults. During the 2005 - 2006 school year, many school districts have taken advantage of this service. The consults consist of review of portfolios with many activity suggestions and ways to improve the existing portfolios. If you have questions regarding how to access this service, call the Technology and Curriculum Access Center at (501) 227-3611. Activity Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 A student keeps score during a classroom game through the use of tally marks. NO.1.3.2 NO.1.4.2 NO.1.5.2 NO.1.6.3 NO1.7.2 NO.1.8.4 Follows a picture schedule to wash hands. R.9.3.10 R.9.4.11 R.9.5.6 R.9.6.6 R.9.7.6 R.9.8.7 R.9.11.1 Submitted by:
Understanding Textbooks for the First Time “This is bigger than a school, or district or state issue, it’s a global issue,” said Heidi Scher, M.S. CRC, Counselor/Coordinator of Disability Services, Arkansas State University at Beebe. Scher is talking about the need to improve literacy rates across the country. “The United States will not continue to lead and have an impact worldwide if we are not an educated society. And the key to an educated society is in the ability to read and comprehend.” Scher’s job at Arkansas State University - Beebe (ASU - Beebe) is to prepare students for their future. This includes making sure they comprehend academic material needed to develop skills, as well as have the tools necessary to be self-sufficient. This is a significant task and one that becomes particularly complicated when supporting students with learning disabilities. Pioneering solutions Five years ago, and way ahead of its time, ASU – Beebe purchased a software program called WYNN that reads text aloud to students while simultaneously highlighting words on the computer screen. It’s called the bimodal method of learning, allowing students to see and hear words at the same time. Students who had been struggling to read due to learning disabilities reported remarkable breakthroughs in comprehension while using the software. For many it was the first time they were able to actually understand and get information from their textbooks. Today, students with reading disabilities at ASU – Beebe can access digital information by using the software provided in the university’s library and resources labs on three ASU – Beebe campuses. In addition to improving literacy and comprehension, updated versions of the software also help these students with writing, developing study skills and test taking. Students can have classroom materials – textbooks, handouts and tests – scanned in to the software and then have the material read out loud to them. For greater convenience, they can take their school material with them on their MP3 player or iPod. WYNN can also read the Internet, helping students access information online necessary for today’s extensive university level research projects. Increasing Student Retention, Graduation Rates & Higher Ed Enrollment Despite this success, Scher remains frustrated that students who come to the University level have never used supportive software. “Imagine the success they could have had if they had the support of products like WYNN during their elementary years,” said Scher. Scher is convinced that because of the success students are having while using this technology that this tool can have a significant impact on the state of Arkansas through increased student retention, increased graduation rates and more students going on to higher education. T.A.S.E. Winter - 34
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