This webinar mentioned some assistive technology options that I have already researched in previous posts, such as text reader software and eBooks. Screen reader was new to me, as it can read all elements on the screen; this includes the menu bar, buttons, and dialogue boxes.
These software options offer many approaches to reach students:
- Choices of high quality voices
- Modify text interface (how the program chunks or reads the text; letter by letter, word by word, sentence, or paragraph)
- Control the rate of reading
- Can highlight key information
- Options for scaffolding reading
- Can OCR documents (*OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition which transforms pictures or text to readable text)
- Includes language translator
- Can convert to MP3
The webinar ended with the phrase "Assistive Technology for Reading... The choice is yours!" and I really think that sums it up nicely. There are so many options out there (again, from low-tech to high-tech... along that AT continuum). This is a great resource that highlighted many great options for assistive technology for reading.
References: AT for Reading Webinar
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