Assistive Technology in the classroom

I have plenty experience with using assistive technology in the classroom. While doing observation hours last semester in special education classroom and now working at a special education school, I've seen almost every communication device there is. Communication devices are a way for no verbal or verbal students to communicate there needs and wants. Working with non verbal students, they have no way of communicating with peers and instructors on what they need, as far as, going to the bathroom, being hungry, or simply wanting a drink. With verbal students, sometimes if they are in a crisis behavior, it is also hard for them to communicate or sometimes they might refuse to communicate, but instead use their device.

Another resource I was interested in on CAST, is vocabulary building for high school students. In high school, I was one of those students who struggled with reading difficult words. After struggling for a while, I eventually began uninterested in the book and closed it. This lesson helps learners with the difficult vocabulary words before reading a text. "Learners often struggle with classic literature because of the vocabulary demands--some words are archaic and some are above grade level for today's students. This vocabulary lesson is for use before students begin the short story, "The Monkey's Paw." The lesson uses words from this classic story to support vocabulary growth and increased reading comprehension." the goal of this lesson was to help and assist students with reading.