Assistive Technology Student Interview

Student’s Name:___________________________Date:_______________

Interviewed by: ______________________________________________

What classes are more difficult for you?

In your classes, what the tasks that are the hardest (like copying from the board, understanding the book, writing math problems.)

When you need to take a test, what is the hardest part?

What do you do now to help with these problems?

What ideas do you have about tools that might help?

What would make taking tests easier for you?

What have you already tried that did NOT work? Why didn’t it work? What would have made it better?

What do you want assistive technology to do for you?

What assistive technology do you already use?

Have you seen things that other kids use or seen things that you think might help you?

What do you want to tell teachers and others about your schoolwork?

What do you want to tell teachers and others about things you have tried or want to try?

Are there any questions you want to ask?

Adapted from Reed, P, Bowser, G. and Korsten, J (2002) How Do You Know It? How can you Show It? Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative as per ECKCE In-service with Infinitec 2009