Computer-Assisted Reading
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Remedial and Special Education
- Vol. 13 (2) , 50-60
- https://doi.org/10.1177/074193259201300208
Abstract
The advent of computer-assisted reading programs that utilize computer-synthesized speech provides an opportunity for readers with disabilities to obtain reading practice in an informative and nonthreatening situation. This article provides a review of studies that have used computer-assisted reading programs, with and without synthesized speech. It also describes a pilot study with readers having severe disabilities, using computer-synthesized speech in a reading program, in an attempt to improve their word recognition abilities. Possible reasons for the lack of significant findings in this study, and recommendations for future research, are discussed.Keywords
This publication has 23 references indexed in Scilit:
- Program library for DECtalk text-to-speech systemBehavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers, 1989
- Johnny Can't ReadRemedial and Special Education, 1988
- Information Processing and Educational Microcomputer TechnologyJournal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
- Using Computer Guided Practice to Increase Decoding Fluency in Learning Disabled Children: A Study Using the Hint and Hunt I ProgramJournal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
- Cognitive approaches to understanding reading: Implications for instructional practice.American Psychologist, 1986
- Phonology and the Problems of Learning to Read and WriteRemedial and Special Education, 1985
- A Componential Approach to Training Reading Skills: Part 2. Decoding and Use of ContextCognition and Instruction, 1985
- A Componential Approach to Training Reading Skills: Part 1. Perceptual Units TrainingCognition and Instruction, 1985
- Specific reading retardation and working memory: A reviewBritish Journal of Psychology, 1983
- Evaluating Error-Correction Procedures for Oral ReadingThe Journal of Special Education, 1979