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March 29, 2017
Connecting to Learn: Educational and Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities
- Author
- Scherer, Marcia J.
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
- ISBN
- 1557989826
- Table of Contents
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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
I Introduction
ch. 1 The Fundamental Sense of Connectedness
II Learner Characteristics and Preferences
ch. 2 The Effects of Loss of Hearing or Vision on the Learner and Learning
ch. 3 The Personal Meaning of Hearing or Vision Loss
III Environments for Learning
ch. 4 The Move From Separate to Inclusive Education
ch. 5 Contrasting Inclusive With Exclusive Education
ch. 6 Technology Made Inclusive Education Possible
IV Technologies for Access to Information and for Instructional Delivery
ch. 7 Computers: Mixing Assistive, Information, and Access Technologies
ch. 8 Desirable and Less Desirable Effects of Educational Technologies
ch. 9 Getting Going on Learning
V Matching Learners With the Most Appropriate Technologies and Strategies for Their Use
ch. 10 Individual Learner Preferences and Needs
ch. 11 The Matching Person and Technology Model
VI Connecting to Learn
ch. 12 Bringing It All Together for the Individual User
App. A Matching Person and Technology Process and Samples of the Assessment Forms
App. B: Copy of Statement of Need Form
App. C Checklists for Educational Technology Evaluation and Selection
App. D Finding and Funding Assistive Technologies
App. E: Resources
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Author
Connecting to Learn: Educational and Assistive Technology for People With Disabilities presents a comprehensive approach to matching the right assistive technology with students with disabilities, especially visual and auditory disabilities. Dr. Scherer explores the way disabilities, especially those involving the senses, can lead to isolation and a lack of "connectedness," and how this leads to educational difficulties. She then provides a step-by-step model for assessing and evaluating the needs of individual students and finding the right assistive technology to help each student. This practical book features data on prevalence of vision and hearing loss as well as quotations from students and teachers about the various technologies they use in their schools and in daily life. School psychologists, educators, and rehabilitation psychologists will find this book indispensable in their efforts to help those with disabilities learn, live, and connect with others. (From the Publisher)