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Tech Mod 09Software that supports
struggling readers and writers
Kurzweil is text reader software
Word Q is word prediction software
Text Readers provide reading support for students:
Who struggle with decoding. With poor fluency which affects
comprehension. Who read so slowly they cannot
keep up Who over-rely on adult verbatim
reading, affecting their ability to read with independence.
State Testing
At this time, Kurzweil is the only text or screen reader currently supported for Maryland State assessments. However, in order to use this text reader for testing, “students must have used a screen reader in instruction and have had an opportunity to become familiar with the operation of the Kurzweil 3000 interface”.
Maryland Accommodations
The Maryland Accommodations Manual (2005) encourages the use of screen or text readers on state testing, “to promote standardization of the verbatim reading accommodation”.
Struggling Readers
The downside of “verbatim reader” accommodations
Verbatim reading does not enhance reading skills.
Students less likely to ask an adult to slow down, to repeat.
Lack of engagement with print affects word recognition, reading fluency and reading comprehension.
Word Prediction Software
Predicts the next word you want to type so that you don’t need to enter all the letters
Similar to Co:Writer (SOLO) Works over the top of Word, email, or
any program you type in
Benefits
Kids who have trouble spelling Kids who type very slowly ELL kids Kids with fine-motor difficulties
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