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Join us as we discuss assistive technology that can help students who learn differently become confident readers. Follow: @iplante @schoolhealth @julesteaches @bamradionetwork

Jules Csillag is a licensed speech-language pathologist who has worked in a variety of settings throughout New York City. She is the author of Differentiated Reading Instruction: Strategies and Technology Tools to Help All Students Improve.

Our guest has deeply explored the use of Chromebooks as an assistive tool for students who learn differently. In this segment he shares the unique benefits he discovered.

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Mike Marotta, ATP - AT Specialist, Inclusive Technology Solutions, LLC. Mike is a RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Professional who has been providing AT evaluations and training to individuals with all disabilities for over 25 years. Mike is a nationally and internationally recognized presenter as well as an Adjunct Professor at Felician College and California State University, Northridge.

In this segment we discuss why it's important to allow autistic children to learn at their own pace and strategies to help make this happen.

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Martha Gabler, B.A., M.A. and her husband are the parents of two boys. The younger one, now 18 years old, was diagnosed at age 3 as having severe autism and being profoundly non-verbal. She is the author of Chaos to Calm: Discovering Solutions to the Everyday Problems of Living with Autism
and Behavior Basics: A Primer for Autism Parents.

The world of assistive technology has changed profoundly, but some fundamentals remain the same. Learn more...

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Karen Janowski is an Assistive Technology Consultant in the Greater Boston area who is passionate about supporting struggling learners using Universal Design and appropriate technologies.

Our guest has spent over 30 years working with students who learn differently. In this segment we talk about how the field of special education got started, how far it has come and the road ahead.

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Jeffrey Benson is the author of the book "Hanging In--Strategies for Teaching the Children Who Challenge Us Most." His career is highlighted by over 30 years of direct teaching and administration of school programs for students who have struggled.

Our guest in this segment is both a teacher of special needs students and the parent of a special needs child. She shares with us what she's learned about the role of expectations in the process of working with children who learn differently.

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Kyle Redford has been an educator for over 25 years. She currently teaches at Marin Country Day School and is the Education Editor for The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity.