*Systemic Issues*
Accessibility for all students is addressed in this chapter.
How does your school or workplace provide access to technology and web tools for all learners?
In this chapter, Solomon & Schrum go into great detail about helping students with disabilities have access to using technology. (p. 159-176) Some of the examples the authors used to help make technology accessible for all students include the following: blogging, podcasting, portfolios, and videos. On the issue of English as a second language learners, Solomon & Schrum suggest that "current literature provides many ideas on how teachers can teach learning strategies and how certain strategies, such as activating prior knowledge, making connections, visualizing and asking questions, affect the general education student's reading comprehension." (p. 160) I know that this is important because students may know what each word is in a sentence, but they may not be able to determine the meaning of the sentence. I know at one of the elementary schools here in Calcasieu parish, and ESL (English as a Second Language students) language lab is offered for these students. This lab has computers that help these students practice the English language.
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