Enhancing LANGUAGE! Instruction
with LANGUAGE! eReader Using Kurzweil 3000
Kurzweil 3000 provides the scaffolding needed for struggling students to access the general education curriculum. Kurzweil 3000 can be used to support all students with tools that are necessary for some, but beneficial for all. The goals of UDL are to provide:
- Multiple means of representation
- Multiple means of expression
- Multiple means of engagement
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- Language dictionaries to translate English to native languages
- English pronunciation at the word, phrase, and sentence levels
- Picture dictionary facilitates learning vocabulary
- Voice notes recorded in natural voice provide embedded support
- Bubble notes provide clarification
- Spoken text through print to speech technology builds independence with reading demands while learning English
| - Text to speech technology provides access to all content regardless of reading level
- IEP needs met with the assistive technology
- Computer access for students with physical needs —switches, adaptive keyboards, and voice recognition software—allow alternative means of expression and access
- Ability to truly differentiate instruction with teacher-embedded instructional supports
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