88 Assistive Technology Tools for Struggling Learners

Posted by Erica Warren on

Making sense of the complex weave of assistive technology devices and applications for struggling learners can be a confusing and frustrating chore.

This blog talks about 15 different types of assistive technology that can benefit struggling learners with links to my favorite tools. 

A happy students using her computer and assistive technology tools

Comprehensive Technologies:


Planning, Time Management, and Organization:

Strict Workflow  - Free -
Microsoft Todo - Free/$ -

Executive Functioning CoachingText to Speech:

NaturalReaders - Free/$

Speech to Text:

Mac Dictation - Free  
TalkTyper - Free

Audio Recorders:

Smartpen - $ -
NoteTalker - $ -
Teaching Writing Skills

Timers and Metronomes:

Stopwatch and Timer - Free Reading Guides and Color Overlays:

Kinesthetic Desks, Chairs, and Tools:


White Noise/Noise Cancelling:


Calculators and Step by Step Math Instruction:

Calcbot - Free
PhotoMath - Free

Note-taking:

Evernote - $ -
Super Note - Free/$

Graphic Organizers:

Connected Mind - Free 
Mind Meister - Free/$
XMind - Free/$
IVVI - Free/$

Writing Assistance:


Word Prediction, Spell Checks, and Grammar Checks:

Grammarly - Free/$
iWordQ- $
VeritySpell - Free
WordQ - $

OCR/Scanners - for Text-to-Speech:

Google Docs - Free
Office Lens (Mobile/ Free) - Free
Online OCR - Free/$
Prizmo - $
Language Learning:
Duolingo - Free
Memrise - Free

I hope you found this quick summary with links helpful. 

Cheers, Erica 



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