Promoting Strategic Writing by Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities: A Report of Three Case Studies

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Butler ◽  
Cory L. Elaschuk ◽  
Shannon Poole
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Postsecondary Students ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Strategic Writing

Effects of Speech Synthesis on the Proofreading Efficiency of Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall H. Raskind ◽  
Eleanor Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Written Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
Read Aloud ◽  
Synthesis Condition ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Postsecondary Students ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Synthesis System

This study investigated the effects of speech synthesis on the proofreading efficiency of postsecondary students with learning disabilities. Subjects proofread self-generated written language samples under three conditions: (a) using a speech synthesis system that simultaneously highlighted and “spoke” words on a computer monitor, (b) having the text read aloud to them by another person, and (c) receiving no assistance. Using the speech synthesis system enabled subjects to detect a significantly higher percentage of total errors than either of the other two proofreading conditions. In addition, subjects were able to locate a significantly higher percentage of capitalization, spelling, usage and typographical errors under the speech synthesis condition. However, having the text read aloud by another person significantly outperformed the other conditions in finding “grammar-mechanical” errors. Results are discussed with regard to underlying reasons for the overall superior performance of the speech synthesis system and the implications of using speech synthesis as a compensatory writing aid for postsecondary students with learning disabilities.

Case Studies of Six Schools Varying in Effectiveness for Students with Learning Disabilities

1997 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Larrivee ◽  
Melvyn I. Semmel ◽  
Michael M. Gerber
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities
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