What began as Recording for the Blind to help blinded soldiers after World War II is now a comprehensive library of more than 80,000 audiobooks designed for anyone with learning differences or visual impairments. You may be able to get the school to buy the app for you, or you can access it for $20 with the choice of in-app purchases. You can also use Voice Dream Scanner to scan text into the app and read it aloud. You can change the fonts, colors, and line spacing, making small text far less intimidating for people with dyslexia. You can highlight, take notes, and sync with Google drive, Safari, email, DropBox, and other reading services,” says Martin.
“It’s like a Kindle app for your mobile device. “Keep in mind there are pros and cons to all assistive technology and there isn’t one miracle app, You may have to try a few before you find the best solution for you or your child.”īoth experts recommend Voice Dream Reader as the best app in the text-to-speech space. Here’s what Jamie Martin, Assistive Technology Specialist at the New England Assistive Technology Center and Karen Janowski, Assistive & Educational Technology Consultant at EdTech Solutions and co-author of Inclusive Technology 365 recommend. In honor of Dyslexia Awareness Month this October, I reached out to several assistive technology experts to find out what technology they recommend for facilitating and improving reading, writing, spelling, and math. Once we diagnosed her dyslexia, I understood she needed the help of assistive technology to learn at a rate on par with her classmates, but I wasn’t sure where to start. According to the International Dyslexia Association, these individuals have some or all of the symptoms of dyslexia, including slow or inaccurate reading, poor spelling, poor writing, or mixing up similar words and numbers.
MY DAUGHTER IS part of the 15–20 percent of students and adults living with a language-based learning disability.
Whether you’re grappling with homework or just trying to get things done, these tools will help your tech adapt to you-instead of the other way around.
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