ASSIGNMENT | What are considerations teachers should be aware of when it comes to the implementation and use of assistive technology in their own classrooms?

Students with disabilities experience many learning challenges. Assistive technology offers a potential aid to compensate their educational needs. In the modern environment, there is an ever-increasing number of students with disabilities, therefore, teachers need assistive technology to enhance student’s efficiency to read, hear, understand, and write (Bruinsma, 2011). Examples include the use of digital TTS books, automatic page-turners, book holders, graphic organizers, and voice-activated computers (Dell, Newton & Petroff, 2016). Assistive technology helps to reduce students’ dependence on others to write, organize work, and read. AT also promotes student’s self-confidence, boost engagement, and allow self-monitoring and evaluation. However, teachers need to take into account various factors likely to affect the effectiveness of the assistive technology.
First, they must understand students’ educational needs prior implementing AT in their classroom by assessing students’ strengths and …