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ERIC Number: EJ657416
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0736-9387
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Benefits of Assistive Reading Software for Students with Attention Disorders.
Hecker, Linda; Burns, Liza; Elkind, Jerome; Elkind, Kenneth; Katz, Lynda
Annals of Dyslexia, v52 p243-72 2002
A study investigated how assistive reading software affected the reading performance of 20 postsecondary students who had attention deficit disorder. The software allowed the students to attend better to their reading, reduce distractibility, read with less stress, and read for longer periods of time. It did not affect comprehension. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Attention Deficit Disorders, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Postsecondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Reading Rate, Reading Strategies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theory-based Practice.