Abbreviation expanders
This software is typically useful along with word processing and usually helps retain a memory of phrases and word abbreviations used before, helping them avoid spelling mistakes or typing faster. It helps quicken the learning process, cutting short the effort needed to type or repeat already familiar phrases. Besides, students can also customize phrases and words that their typing keyboards don’t recognize. That way, learning becomes pretty straightforward and quicker.
3. Freeform database software
Text searching can be much simpler with freeform database software since it allows a learner to jot down information at any length and in every intended subject. The learner can retrieve this information in text by typing single words and phrases, which helps quicken the learning process. Typing lengthy threads of texts usually lag the cognitive process and hamper creativity, throwing learners in disarray.
4. Talking calculators
These devices are a clone of the typical calculators, only with built-in speech synthesizers. They aid in reading each numeral, operation, or symbol aloud as the learner presses them and spells out the answers in voice notes. Besides, they also provide auditory feedback that verifies the solution, ensuring that it’s accurate and correct before transferring it out on paper.
5. Portable word processors
Kids who have some writing problems or can’t find their way around doing it effectively and otherwise prefer typing can find this assistive technology helpful. They’re usually lightweight devices with proper keyboards that learners can use to edit and correct their written work pretty efficiently. This technology is becoming a mainstay among most elementary and lower grade level kids having learning disabilities, with most visually and hearing impaired students finding it helpful.
6. Proofreading programs
Artificial Intelligence has become rampant in almost every aspect of life. It finds its space among the convoy of helpful programs at technologies aimed at helping students with learning difficulties. A standard version familiar to almost everyone is built in Microsoft Word grammar checker and Grammarly, but kids can find helpful apps like Hemingway App and ProWriting aid. Content editing is part of the learning process, and learners with this disability can therefore understand their mistakes pretty quickly.
7. Graphic organizers and outlining
Kids who have problems outlining content or organizing their work and information on their projects can find this technology helpful. A learner usually doesn’t have to manage their content logically since the software has a set of algorithms that identify topics, pairing and organizing them more logically. This technology usually impacts their work organization in the long run as learners absorb these rectifications subconsciously.
Conclusion
Learning in kids with that disability can be overwhelmingly challenging, but it now seems like a piece of cake, thanks to the vast array of technologies available. Over the years, these technologies have advanced and become incredibly sophisticated, allowing for more effective and efficient learning. Hopefully, these technologies will become better in the future, making learning between normal and disabled kids almost indistinguishable.
