Tool Student Environment Tool name and task Demonstration

Characteristics (Classroom, home, outdoors)

(.5)
(Originality)
2 pts.
(Does tool work?)
2 pts.
(Age/disability)
(.5)
 ADHD - Increase concentration
or helping them stay in their
space.
 Paper clip with beads (Fidget)-  Autism - Improve the students
 ADHD  Can be used in an elementary
Provides the student an sensory system.
 Autism education to adulthood or during
opportunity to give their hands  Anxiety - Fidgets can relieve
 Anxiety carpet time in the classroom.
something to do, which allows anxiety in stressful or high-
1  During learning activities at
their brain to focus on the task at pressure situations. If the student
Used for ages 5 and home.
hand. has something to touch, it helps
older. to calm them by distracting their
brains away from the worries to
make concentrating easier.
 Learning Disabilities - Improve
comprehension/reading
 Learning  Multicolored Highlighters -
 Can be used in elementary comprehension.
Disabilities Useful tools that can help readers
education to adulthood and  Visual Impairment - Using a line
 Visual Impairment remember key words. The use of
during assignments or reading guide with a highlighter increases
highlighters can point out critical
 Down Syndrome passages. the contrast of the print.
2 words students are struggling to
 During learning activities at  Down Syndrome - Highlighting
pronounce or understand the
Ages 5 and older. home. key words so the information is
meaning of the word.
not overwhelming in addition to
verbal instructions.
 Adapted Pencil - An adapted
pencil can either be weighted or a
different shape.  Autism - Fatter or weighted
 Weighted pencils help students pencils can help the students grip
 Autism  Can be used during elementary become more aware of their hand on the pencil.
 Down Syndrome school education to adulthood. and fingers and practice more  Down syndrome - Shortened or
3
 During writing activities or control. triangular shaped pencils can
Ages 5 and older assignments at home.  Different shapes of pencils work help the student hold the pencil
fine motor control and hand-eye properly.
coordination to write more
comfortably and legibly.