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Enhancing Special Education Through Technology: A Case Study

Explore the successful integration of technology in special education at Prince Street Elementary School, enhancing learning and collaboration for students with disabilities. Discover the impact of various technologies on communication, expression, and overall development. Gain insights into the teachers' innovative use of tools like interactive games, audio recording, and digital storytelling. Reflect on the benefits and challenges of incorporating technology in a special education setting.

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Enhancing Special Education Through Technology: A Case Study

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  1. The use of technology in special education By Kateryna Mogan

  2. Standards • Standard 3.0 Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration • Standard 4.0 Technology for Communication and Expression: Use technology to communicate information and express ideas using various media formats.

  3. Quick outlook • Where: The Prince Street Elementary School • When: February-April 2009 • Who: Ms. Elisabeth McQuown- a special education teacher (EMcQuown@wcboe.org)

  4. School description • Currently 90students that have an IEP • 2 special education teachers, 1 special education assistant, 2 speech/language therapists, 1 psychologist. • Universal design throughout the entire school (ramps, all bathrooms are handicap accessible, etc.) • Full inclusion with appointed pull outs according to the IEP • Students are grouped according to age and a kind of disability

  5. Technology Use • Technology use is faire • Enlarged keyboard stickers and the software that reads text back to the visually impaired students on one of the computers • Regular and oversized calculators • Overhead projector • Inspiration Software

  6. Technology use cont. Voice recorder and record player for storytelling

  7. Promethean board Ms. McQuown uses interactive and educational games that students can play on a Promethean Board Helps them to pay attention, develops memory and motor skills “Peter Rabbit” interactive game

  8. What did I learn? • The use of technology with the students with disabilities can foster speech and language development (Skau & Cascella, 2006, p.12) • The use of technology in a special ed. classroom makes students more comfortable with the technology everywhere else • Students like to create things with the help of the technology, and they are very proud and motivated when they succeed

  9. Reflections • Teachers can combine the audio stories that students had recorded and create an audio digital story book. • It is hard to include all the information into 30 minutes that is why special ed. teachers and mainstream teachers have to collaborate • The school has a Inspiration software but children do not use.

  10. Works cited • Cascella, L. S. (2006, July/August). Using Assistive Technology to Foster Speech and Language Skills at Home and in Preschool. Teaching Exceptional Children , 12-17.

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