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- Title: Students with Special Education Needs in Canada and Their Use of Assistive Technology During the Transition to Secondary School (Report)
- Author : Childhood Education
- Release Date : January 15, 2007
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 217 KB
Description
Very little research exists surrounding the systematic investigation of what steps are being taken to assist students with special education needs as they move from elementary to secondary school. These students often have greater difficulty with the transition, and this challenge is heightened even more for those using such specialized accommodations as assistive technology (AT) to support their learning. Four such students, their parents, and their elementary and secondary school teachers in Ontario, Canada, were interviewed to determine current school practices that either, in their experiences, helped or hindered students using AT as they transition from elementary to secondary school. The participants' responses to interview questions were categorized into four themes: environment, assessment, training, and advocacy practices. The authors make recommendations for a smoother transition. Assistive Technology