What are Portable Word Processors?
Portable word processors allow students with a variety of writing difficulties take their own notes. Portable word processors are relatively inexpensive and have full sized keyboards and basic editing features.
What types of disabilities and learner characteristics are
best supported by Portable Word Processors?
*Students with learning disabilities
*Students with language disabilities
*Students with ADHD
*Students who are deaf
*Students with physical difficulties which make writing difficult
*Students with poor fine motor skills
*Students with dysgraphia who have illegible handwriting
*Students with autism
What is a brand of Portable Word Processor that is
generally found in schools and that would be appropriate for Cabrini University
students?
The Neo 2 by Renaissance Learning, Inc. would be appropriate for use by Cabrini students with the characteristics outlined above. Many of Cabrini's DRC students are eligible for peer note-taking services due to a variety of learning disabilities. The Neo 2 would provide an alternative note taking option for these students which would be more durable and less likely to break than a laptop computer. The Neo 2 can be connected to a printer to print information and can also be connected to a computer to download files for editing.
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