ERIC Number: EJ1002176
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 16
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The Effects of Word Prediction and Text-to-Speech Technologies on the Narrative Writing Skills of Hispanic Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
Silio, Monica C.; Barbetta, Patricia M.
Journal of Special Education Technology, v25 n4 p17-32 2010
A multiple-baseline design across subjects was used to investigate the effects of word prediction and text-to-speech alone and in combination on four narrative composition-writing skills (writing fluency, syntax, spelling accuracy, and overall organization) of six fifth-grade Hispanic boys with specific learning disabilities (SLD). Participants were divided randomly and equally into Cohorts A and B. During baseline, both cohorts wrote for 15-minute sessions using word processing only. During intervention, Cohort A participants used word prediction, and then word prediction with text-to-speech. Concurrently, Cohort B participants used text-to-speech followed by text-to-speech with word prediction. The results indicated that word prediction alone or in combination with text-to-speech had a positive effect on the narrative composition-writing skills of the targeted students. With text-to-speech alone, inconsequential results were observed. (Contains 1 table and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Learning Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Writing Skills, Narration, Syntax, Spelling, Accuracy, Text Structure, Influence of Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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