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using some type of tool or device and is either basic or high-tech aided speech systems
array of devices that permit people with disabilities to improve their functioning; may be low,
mid, or high technology assistive technology
includes dry erase boards, binders, folders, albums and other means to store or convey images or
pictures used in the communication process low-technology assistive devices
indudes tape recorders, overhead projectors, and simple voice output communication aids
mid-technology assistive devices
includes computer, software, adaptive hardware and keyboards, and more complex voice output
communication aids high-technology assistive devices
phonemic awareness
phonics
fluency
vocabulary
comprehension 5 critical components of reading
, knowledge that words are made up of a combination of individual sounds and also includes the
ability to blend those sounds successfully into words and to break words apart; understanding the
individual sounds in words phonemic awareness
the relationship between a specific letter and its sound as it relates to the written word; focus on
the specific sound of each letter or combination of letters phonics
If a student knows that cat, car and cabbage all have the same sound at the beginning of the word
Example of phonemic awareness
the ability to read text accurately and smoothly with expression, intonation, and pacing
fluency
practice the only way to improve fluency is
re-reading familiar texts
unison reading
modeling fluent reading,
choral reading ways to practice fluency are