Visual Organization Programs
Inspiration	www.inspiration.com	69.95 (Mac/Win) outlining and semantic mapping tools to assist students in creating mental models
Kidspiration	www.inspiration.com	69.95 (Mac/Win) semantic mapping tool for K-3, features text-to-speech feedback, and templates for teacher activities
Learning Game Software
Imagination Express	www.edmark.com	By Edmark 59.95, Several libraries of topics: Ocean, Pyramids, Rainforest, Neighborhood, Timetravel USA, for multimedia book development
The Oregon Trail	www.smart-estore.com	By The Learning Company, Free plus 3.95 shipping and handling. A great interactive way to gets students involved in the Western Expansion. The initial screens can be used for lesson plans, withthe game being a great motivator for behavior.
Reading Skills
Learn Letters	yourchildlearns.com	Knowing the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they represent puts a child on the road to reading. Learn Letters from Owl & Mouse Educational Software is FREE software that teaches the names and shapes of the letters of the alphabet. Learn Letters teaches children to know and make the 26 letters of the alphabet. Learn Letters makes learning the letters of the alphabet fun and easy, even for children whose fine motor coordination is not yet well developed. Fun, educational hands-on learning.
Letter Sounds	yourchildlearns.com	Free educational software. Letter Sounds helps children make the first, vital connection between the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they represent. Children drag pictures to the letters that make the first sounds of the word that describes the picture. Voice is used to be sure that children know the right word and to reinforce the connection between the first letter and the first sound in the word. Fun, educational hands-on learning.
Letter Sounds 2	yourchildlearns.com	FREE educational software. Letter Sounds 2- Blends teaches children how combine letters and the sounds they represent to make words. Children choose the first two letters that blend to form the sounds at the beginnings of words. The program says the word to make sure the correct word is associated with the picture shown, and to reinforce the correct sound produced by the combined letters. The child hears the word, spells it out and sees a picture representing the word, to make sure learning comes together.
Simon Spells	www.donjhonston.com	Mac only, 59.95, sequential spelling lists in a direct instruction format. Hear the word: segmented, repeated and in a sentence.
Simon Sounds it out	www.donjhonston.com	Mac only, 59.95, sequential lessons to develop decoding skills, develop blending and segmenting skills
Laserdisc
GTV Series: A Geographic Perspective on American History	www.nationalgeographic.com	National Geographic Society. It provides a lively, comprehensive exploration of American with a special focus on the role that geography has played in the American adventure. GTV provides two hours of video, in short, snappy shows or you can rearrange more than 1,700 pictures and maps to make your own presentations. On familiar hardware, too -- a television monitor and the classroom computer. And it relies on the clarity, instant access and vast storage capacity of the videodisc.
Text to Speech Word Processors and Word Prediction
CoWriter	www.donjhonston.com	$325 (Mac/Win) Word prediction independent of software, works with a variety of word processors and creative writing programs.
Type and Talk	www.texthelp.com	$179 (Mac/Win) Talking word processor & word prediction included
Read and Write	www.texthelp.com	$274 (Win) talking word processor and word prediction combination, special features include homophone support, and word wizard for vocabulary assistance. Interactive demo available.
Text-to-Speech Options and Screen Readers
HELPread	helpread.net	Free Windows screen reader for text, Web and Literature. Online tutorials are available and necessary in order to access all the features to read web pages and literature downloads.
WordSpeak 2001	www.apple.com	Free (Mac) text-to-speech plug-in for Microsoft Word 2001. Look for links under downloads or plug-ins for MS Word. Download and then install into your Word folder. The Tools pull-down menu will now contain two additional options-- Speak selection and pick voice. Will read any highlighted selection.
Text-to-Speech Word Processors
Write Outloud	www.donjhonston.com	$99 (Mac, Win compatible) Fully functioning talking word processor with speech options for letter, word, sentence or paragraph feedback. Easy to control text sizing and voice feedback features.Options for spell check and dictionary components provide additional support for students with disabilities.
eReader by CAST	www.cast.org	Mac/Win $199, Universal Design demonstrated with this talking word processor and fullyfunctioning web browser with numerous options. Navigate to the CAST web site and choose universal design for learning and select software examples to locate eReader. Download two-week demo for Win available.
Alternative Means to accessing computer
SMARTboard	www.smarttech.com	$999, The SMART Board interactive whiteboard turns your computer and projector into a powerfultool for teaching, collaborating and presenting. With a computer image projected onto the board, you can simply press on its large, touch-sensitive surface to access and control any application.
Intellikeys	www.intellitools.com	$395, IntelliKeys is a programmable alternative keyboard that plugs into any Macintosh or Windows computer. It enables students with physical, visual or cognitive disabilities to easily type, enternumbers, navigate on-screen displays, and execute menu commands.
Discover:Switch®	www.donjhonston.com	$449, Discover:Switch is the only switch with scanning computer access built-in. It provides scanning to any program, making it easy for students who use a switch. Discover:Switch has many speech options including auditory cueing and feedback to reduce the student's need to check the screen so they can focus.