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Using Technology to Improve Outcomes

Today I had a really good session with a young person who struggles with reading and writing.   I introduced a screen reader to him and used this with an online bullying interactive activity.

Highs

I helped the student select an interactive resource on bullying from the BT BetterWorld website.  He watched a video and then used the screen reader to have the questions read to him.  Here are instructions on how to set up the screen reader. It was amazing to see him giving himself little high-fives as he worked independently and achieved perfect results. 

Lows

Trying to find interesting content on the Sydney Morning Herald website for some independant listening.  Websites are all about scanning headlines and dipping into things to get a feel before you settle into something you feel like reading.  It is really difficult for him to do this with a screen reader.  Search would probably work better but without the ability to accurately spell words this is also a challenge. It will be a learning experience for both of us to work out strategies so that he can quickly find articles or information of interest.

Tags: accessibiltiy literacy learning difficulties screen reade bullyin
Posted at 11:49AM Oct 26, 2008 by Concetta Gotlieb  |  Comments[1]