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Sound of Text - 0 views
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"Listen or download audio of 100 characters of text in many different languages. Perfect for language students engaged in self-directed study."
When do speech difficulties in children matter for literacy? - 1 views
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A new study found that speech difficulties are linked with difficulties in learning to read when children first start school, but these effects are no longer apparent at 8 years of age. Researchers confirmed that early language impairment that co-occurs with speech difficulties predicts poor literacy skills at both 5½ and 8 years of age. Having a family history of dyslexia had a small but significant effect on literacy at both ages, above and beyond the effects of speech and language...
PC Hysteria Claims Another Professor - The Daily Beast - 5 views
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"Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), which stood up for Quenette's"
A Treasury of Defacings of Pamela Geller's Racist Subway Ads | The Awl - 6 views
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I don't get how public displays of rudeness and bigotry can be defended by free speech laws. Am I missing something?
Online Dictation - Online Speech Recognition - 5 views
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An easy to use online dictation tool. Just speak and this site types the words for you. Requires Chrome. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
Analysis of Speech: Persuasive Devices - Resources - SML - 15 views
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This lesson plan teaches persuasive devices by looking at Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech" and you can use this with other speeches as well. It also encourages the use of Wordle, an excellent practice for analyzing documents of any length.
TalkTyper - 7 views
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A useful site that allows users to dictate and generate text. A great resource for children with writing difficulties to get their ideas written quickly. It works with a range of languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and more. For mistakes, the site offers alternative words with similar pronunciation. Only works with Chrome. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
croak.it - 5 views
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This is a superb online recording tool where you can make a 30 second audio recoding at the touch of a button. Just share the short link to share your message. There are apps for mobile devices and a bookmarklet for quick access. It's a wonderful way to give homework/instructions and for students to ask questions when away from class. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts
Talking Tom Cat 2 - 1 views
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Help develop language skills for students who are having difficulty with this Android and Apple Device App with a cartoon cat that copies every sound you make and interacts in other ways. The basic free version has lots of functionality, but comes with banner ads. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Special+Educational+Needs
Make Any Text Area Speech-Input Friendly (Chrome) - 13 views
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for the chrome browser.
The Service of Democratic Education | The Nation - 7 views
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Speech by Linda Darling Hammond to TC grads. Good philosophical stuff about teaching to hold on to, think about, talk about, and act on.
App Resources « Speech-Language Pathology Sharing - 19 views
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Blog post written by speech language pathologist
Osama Bin Laden Dead | The White House - 9 views
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This is President Obama's speech on May 1, 2011 regarding the death of Osama Bin Laden.
Quia - Class Page - havefun - 11 views
Elie Wiesel Speech The Perils of Indifference - 4 views
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At The History Place - Part of our great speeches collection.
Full Text of President Obama's February 24 2009 Speech to Congress - The Internet Patrol - 0 views
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Full Text of President Obama'a state of the union speech. Date: 02-24-2209
Speech Wars - Inaugural Addresses, History of Politics - 0 views
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See how often US presidents have said certain words in their inaugural addresses. Click on the examples on the right, or type in your own word above. Hover over points in the graph and milestones to see names and dates
Convert Text to Speech Free. Listen to any document, website or blog - 0 views
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Text to speech for free
