This video shows how text reader software - which is really meant as a way to accommodate for a decoding delay or disability - can also be powerful for children learning how to read. In this video
This video shows how text reader software - which is really meant as a way to accommodate for a decoding delay or disability - can also be powerful for children learning how to read. In this video
This video shows how text reader software - which is really meant as a
way to accommodate for a decoding delay or disability - can also be
powerful for children learning how to read. In this video, the
first-graders are using Clicker 5 software, which is a talking word
processor. Note how the students learn to use the text-to-speech
feature independently to help them learn to read the sentence.
Comment from Paul Hami's website:
This is a wiki built on the Mediawiki platform, and it bills itself as
"The Software Encyclopedia". The focus is on free and open source
programs. Listings are helpfully organized with concise but useful
descriptions. The listings under Education are
not extensive yet, but I expect this section will grow considerably
over time.
This free plug-in enables text in any Microsoft Word document to be
read aloud. As a useful bonus, WordTalk also comes with a talking spell
checker and thesaurus. The simplicity of WordTalk's toolbar makes it
highly accessible, and the toolbar's functions are easy to configure
for individual preferences. To further enhance accessibility, the
software comes pre-programmed with keyboard commands. (--from Paul Hami's blog)