Composing+Written+Material

**COMPOSING WRITTEN MATERIAL**


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 * Composing written material is a second aspect of writing which deals with coming up with thoughts and ideas on what we want to write.

**Steps to the Writing Process:**
 * 1) Prewriting
 * 2) Drafting
 * 3) Reviewing
 * 4) Editing
 * 5) Sharing or Publishing

**Technology that helps with each step of the writing process:** [|Inspiration Software] [|Write:OutLoud] [|WordQ] [|Dragon Naturally Speaking] [|TextAloud] [|Ginger Software] [|ReadPlease] [|Digital Storytelling] [|Microsoft Education] [|Kidblog]
 * Prewriting: graphic organizers such as Inspiration or Kidspiration
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 * Drafting: word processing (Write:OutLoud), word prediction with custom dictionaries (WordQ), and speech recognition (Dragon Naturally Speaking)
 * Reviewing: text-to-speech (ReadPlease, TextALoud, Ginger Software)
 * Editing: text-to-speech (ReadPlease, TextAloud, Ginger Software), phonetic spell checkers (Write:OutLoud), talking dictionaries, thesaurus, grammar checker (Microsoft Word), text correction (Ginger Software)
 * Sharing or Publishing: digital storytelling (Center for Digital Storytelling & Microsoft Education), Blogs, Wikis.
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 * Being that students with disabilities have difficulty with the writing process and forming ideas and thoughts, it is not uncommon for them to try to avoid writing assignments.
 * The most important stage to focus on is prewriting because it sets the stage for the rest of the writing process.
 * If a student forms a strong brainstorm during prewriting, their thoughts will come together making it simple to complete a writing assignment
 * Inspiration or Kidspiration helps students create a chart or web that organizes the main ideas so that the student can expand on it in their writing.

__**Resources:**__ Dell, A., Newton, D., & Petroff, J. (2012). Assistive technology in the classroom: enhancing the school experiences of students with disabilities //(2nd Ed).// Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

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http://www.inspiration.com/examples/search http://www.donjohnston.com/products/write_outloud/index.html http://www.goqsoftware.com/ http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking http://www.nextup.com http://www.gingersoftware.com http://www.readplease.com http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html http://www.microsoft.com/education/atschool.mspx http://kidblog.org