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The LoTTIE Kit

The LoTTIE Kit. FDLRS Miccosukee Serving Leon, Gadsden, Taylor, Wakulla and Jefferson Counties. LoTTIE Kit. Lo w T ech T ools for I nclusive E ducation. Grades K-12. LoTTIE Kit. Created by Judith Sweeney Onion Mountain Technology

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The LoTTIE Kit

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  1. The LoTTIE Kit FDLRS Miccosukee Serving Leon, Gadsden, Taylor, Wakulla and Jefferson Counties

  2. LoTTIE Kit Low Tech Tools for Inclusive Education Grades K-12

  3. LoTTIE Kit • Created by Judith Sweeney • Onion Mountain Technology • Low and mid tech tool kit • Assessment, evaluation and accommodations Grades K-12

  4. Tools are designed to help: • Regular education teachers • Special education teachers • Parents • Instructional aides • Occupational therapists • Any person working with students

  5. Tools can be used for: • Reading • Writing • Math • Organization

  6. Teacher’s Manual:

  7. Reading Tools

  8. Plastic Colored Transparencies Improves visual perception of text Blurry letters Complains of eyestrain Letters that move Words that seem to blend Poor spacing between letters & words while copying

  9. Marking to Remember & Study Because the text can’t be written in Student is being taught what to mark & may need to make a correction Why? Draw attention to words so they can’t be missed Use different colors to mark information in different categories Draw attention without changing the information’s appearance

  10. Highlighter Tapes Colors: Pink Green Yellow Orange

  11. Removable Arrow Tags Good for graphics such as maps and diagrams

  12. Removable Arrow Tags Draws attention to words or items so they can’t be missed

  13. Uni-ball Pens Underlining Mark different info in different colors Draw attention

  14. Post-It Notes Too “ into ” reading to stop --- use dots to mark vocabulary --- replace the dot with a Post-It note that has the definition written on it

  15. Marking Pages/Books & Notebooks Mark where a student(s) left off while reading or using a textbook

  16. Marking Pages/Books & Notebooks Post-It Mini Flags Color might be important: Pink - Important vocabulary Green - Names to know Purple -Picture/map Yellow -Dates Blue -Chapter questions

  17. Marking Pages/Books & Notebooks Post-It Mini Flags Position of tab might be important: Top-entire page is important Side-important text marked on page Bottom-questions requiring further study

  18. Tracking and Reading Signature guide Surrounds word and blacks out words below & above the words being read

  19. Tracking and Reading Wallet magnifier Magnifies text for students with visual impairments

  20. Tracking and Reading Wallet magnifier & Signature Guide • Helps tracking by • magnifying word being read-leaving the surrounding text smaller • Helping student focus on an area of text

  21. Reading Considerations (See Handout)

  22. Writing Tools

  23. Writing with Rubber Stamps Students who have difficulty with handwriting tasks True-False Tests Punctuation

  24. Homework Wiz Spelling corrector Spelling suggestion list Helps find the correct homonym

  25. Colored Pens for Note-taking Used as an Organizer: names = red vocabulary = green general notes = blue 2 - 3 colors

  26. Pencil Grippers Hand/finger fatigue Poor writing due to lack of fine motor control Cushions a too tight or a too loose grip Helps maintain a tripod grasp Caution- don’t place the grip too high!

  27. Gripper Pens Dr. Grip Evopen

  28. Non-Abrasive Erasers If erasing continues to be difficult a student might use...

  29. Correction Tapes/Cover-up tapes For corrections For wordiness For writing within the lines

  30. Raised Line Paper • Provides tactile feedback when writes over the line • Helps determine where to start and stop writing • Different colors also provide a visual guide

  31. Raised Line Paper Important!! The effectiveness of the paper is directly influenced by the writing tool. So….. Choose the pen, pencil, or grip before you try the papers.

  32. Stickin’ Place Magnetic Sheets Holds magnetic pictures and icons

  33. Magnetic Inkjet Paper Print your own magnetic letters, numbers, symbols Use with Stickin’ Place Magnetic Sheets

  34. Plastic Writing Guide Fits over an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper Offers the highest degree of kinesthetic feedback Keeps letters in a given space

  35. Plastic Writing Guide Can be used both horizontally and vertically. Reusable!

  36. Marking Margins

  37. Post-It Notes-Peer Conferencing

  38. NiteWriter Pen • Increases attention to letters being written • Helps with visual perception needs

  39. Highlighter Markers Tracing lessons Use of 2 colors = a new color

  40. Dry Highlighter New Item--- It is ERASABLE !

  41. Whiteboard Allows the student to get a “feel” of how to form letters-especially when learning cursive writing

  42. Whiteboards and Write-on Crayons Crayons have more drag than standard whiteboard pens

  43. Non-skid pad Total Grips ! Catch that Pencil !

  44. Keystick Keyboard Labels Adhesive letters and key functions Color coded

  45. Writing Considerations (See Handout)

  46. Math Tools

  47. Math Grids 1/3 1/2 2/3 3/4 1 inch Can be copied !

  48. Plastic Colored Transparencies

  49. Number Stamps Good for worksheets

  50. Finger Pinch Ruler

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