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Language, Reading, and Executive Function Measures as Predictors of Comprehension Using Text-to-Speech
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Keelor, Jennifer; Creaghead, Nancy; Silbert, Noah; Breit-Smith, Allison; Horowitz-Kraus, Tzipi – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2018
This study investigated the relationship between student performance on behavioral measures (reading, language, and executive function) and reading comprehension while reading with and without text-to-speech (TTS) accommodations. Twenty-nine children with reading difficulties ages 8 to 12 years completed a battery of reading, language, and…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Oral Reading, Reading Comprehension, Correlation
E-Books for Supporting the Emergent Literacy and Emergent Math of Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities: Can Metacognitive Guidance Make a Difference?
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Shamir, Adina; Lifshitz, Irit – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2013
The purpose of the study reported here was to examine the effect of activity with an educational electronic book (e-book), with/without metacognitive guidance, on the emergent literacy (rhyming) and emergent math (essence of addition, ordinal numbers) of kindergartners at risk for learning disability (LD). Seventy-seven children…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Disabilities, Electronic Publishing, Emergent Literacy