Technology+Screening

**Technology Screening** **Checklist for AT Screening**

 1. Read article at http://www.onionmountaintech.com/files/article.pdf 2. Go to: http://www.onionmountaintech.com/files/PersonalChoices.pdf and Download or print the Personal Choices student survey 3. Select a child for whom to conduct assessment 4. Review the AT Continuum http://www.onionmountaintech.com/files/banner.pdf to begin thinking about where the child’s needs may fall 5. Review the AT Checklist for specific recommendations. 6. Review resources above and look online for others. 7. Post recommendations to wiki. (Share with teacher if appropriate) **Example: ** **COLOR**

Some people actually do better with or prefer to use the small, bookmark-like Reading Helper filters. They are “less obvious” and they also help with tracking. If you used one of these colors, try the corresponding Reading Helper and check which one(s) worked best for you: Wide Filter Strips My Supervising Teacher had a set of the color filter book marks. Therefore, I tested these on a student, who is legally blind and wears very thick glasses, to see if it would help ease his eyes while reading.
 * Yellow
 * Blue
 * Green
 * Red
 * Hot Pink
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">Purple
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Yellow
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Blue
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">We tried all the colors listed above and he chose blue.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">He expressed that the blue filter made his eyes feel relaxed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">He also preferred a wide filter strip.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">We let him keep the book mark to use when reading.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">As a result, his reading teacher reported that she has seen him reading more frequently and even more rapidly.