October 16th, 2025
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Parents, Families and Caregivers: Are you looking for ways to support your child?
The Assistive Technology Team of the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is available to support you. Starting in October, they will offer a three-part learning series, focused on digital translation tools to help you support your child’s learning at home, whether in French or other home languages.
Assistive Technology Tools for Parents, Families and Caregivers
Join the Assistive Technology Team for a three-part series on digital tools. This series will discuss digital translation tools to help you support your child’s learning at home.
A Three-part Learning Series
Part One: Creating Read&Write Profiles for Different Languages
Learn how to create and switch between Read&Write profiles (for French, English or your home language) so your child can easily translate materials to increase understanding.
- Tuesday, October 21, 2025, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Join the Google Meet)
- Wednesday, November 12, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Join the Google Meet)
Part Two: Translation Tools for Reading & Writing
Learn how to use Read&Write translator tools to instantly translate full paragraphs, pages, or even spoken words.
- Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Join the Google Meet)
- Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Join the Google Meet)
Part Three: Translation Tools for Websites
Learn about Read&Write and Google tools that can support translation on websites.
- Wednesday, November 5, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Join the Google Meet)
- Wednesday, November 27, 2025 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Join the Google Meet)
How to Attend
No registration is required. Simply join a Google Meet at the appropriate time to attend the session of interest to you.