Assistive Technologies for Reading

by Ted S. Hasselbring and Margaret E. Bausch

This article defines assistive technology and how it is used in education. More specifically, it describes how assistive technology is used to aid students with learning disabilities. 80 percent of students with learning disabilities have reading problems, which hinder them from understanding important reading concepts such as phonetics, decoding text, or understanding what they read.

Two ways assistive technology guides students to literacy

• Reading Support


• Reading intervention
  

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The Overdominance of Computers
by Lowell E. Monke



I couldn't agree more with the subtitle, "Our students need inner resources and real-life experiences to balance their high-tech lives." In his article about young students and the use of technology, Monke looks its effects on student achievement, character development and lack thereof, and the human qualities that are being overlooked as a result of a seemingly critical need to prepare students for the high-tech age we live in. My article assessment...