Wednesday, March 11, 2009



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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