Slant Boards: help put your wrist and hand in a comfortable writing position. This helps faciliate a proper pencil grasp and promotes better posture for students who have difficulty holding a writing utensil. https://www.therapyshoppe.com/category/P1834-primary-writing-slant-boards-slantboards-for-writing-help
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Pencil Grips: Going along with slant boards, pencil grips are cheap and easy to use low tech that helps students with their handwriting. Pencil grips encourage students to use the pencil properly. It helps position the hand and fingers properly for handwriting. There are many different types that can be used to fit the needs of the specific student. https://funandfunction.com/the-pencil-grip.html
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Kid Blog: Kid blog is an online kid website that allows students to write whatever they are feeling and allows them to be as creative as they want. The blogs are not open to the public so teachers can read what the students are writing, as the students are learning to write and spell. This is good for students who prefer to type on a computer instead of writing with a pencil.
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Glow Draw: Glow Draw is a fun, colorful app located on the ITunes store. This app has a black background and allows students to write with their fingers. The words show up in glow colors. It is an engaging app that allows students to practice writing in different ways other than a pencil and paper. This also helps students who have fine motor skills. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/glow-draw!/id364873934?mt=8
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Raised Lined Paper: This paper is a big help for students who have sensory processing and visual motor challenges. The raised lines helps a student see the space they are writing and stay within the guidelines. This is good for students who are developing their handwriting or for students who are transitioning to regular notebook paper. http://www.therapro.com/Raised-Line-Writing-Papers-C307763.aspx
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Kidspiration: Kidspiration is a program that helps students organize their thoughts through the use of a graphic organizer or a web. The students can put pictures in for words and they can convert the graphic organizer to a word document to help them start the writing process. This is a good program for all students. http://www.inspiration.com/Kidspiration
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Talking Dictionary: A talking dictionary is good for all students but specifically good for students who struggle with spelling and are always needing to look up words and get distracted from their work. This will allow them to look up words and complete their work more effectively. It also helps with students who have auditory or visual issues as it will speak the word and definition out loud. https://www.google.com/search?q=talking+dictionary&biw=1242&bih=545&tbm=shop&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjy6tyU3tzJAhVLNT4KHUc4CEcQ_AUIBygB&dpr=1.1#tbm=shop&q=talking+dictionary+kids&spd=2435406927401695834
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On-Screen Keyboard: On-Screen Keyboards can be used for any student but are especially good for students who do not have proper pencil grasp or for students who are visually impaired. There are many different types of keyboards available. Some keyboards can be as basic as the 26 letters or they can be large buttons for easier touch surface. There is no program for this, it usually comes on most computers.
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Colored Pencils: These low tech tools can be used for any students but can be beneficial for students who have a difficult time organizing their thoughts. They can use different colors to help them sort ideas into categories. This will make the writing process easier and less stressful. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/191750338180?ul_noapp=true&chn=ps&lpid=82
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Speech to Text: This app is great for students who are ELL learners. They can speak their preferred language into the app and then have it translate to help them get their ideas to the teacher. This can also work for students who have fine motor difficulties and can't hold a pencil properly as well as students with visual Impairments. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_xenom_apps.SpeechToText&hl=en
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