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Special EducationÌýProfessor Lisa Minicozzi spoke to Newsday recently on the impact iPads are having on the curriculum in local Long Island school districts:

“The moveÌýtoward integrating iPads in education is “definitely a trend onÌýLong Island,” said Lisa Minicozzi, an early childhoodÌýspecial educationÌýprofessor atÌý91³Ô¹ÏÍø, referencingÌýRoslyn,Mineola, North Shore andÌýBabylonÌýschool districts.

Applications (or apps) such as the Proloquo 2 Go — a text-to-speak device — enable students with language deficits to communicate, said Minicozzi. “They’re customizable and can meet individual student needs,” she said.”