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Janessa Senn Ed Tech EDET 735
! Technology is beneficial for students with reading disabili=es. It helps alleviate the cogni=ve load that readers experience as they read.
! Students with reading disabili=es experience a lot of cogni=ve stress. The stresses are caused by three challenges:
Comprehension Reten=on Decoding
Cogni=ve Stress
Decoding
! Inability to break down words into phonemes ! Common challenge among students with dyslexia ! Cogni=ve stress: can’t get beyond the
pronuncia=on and composi=ons of words
Comprehension
! Inability to understand what has been read. ! Common challenge among students with dyslexia ! Cogni=ve Stress: can’t understand what the
contextual meaning of words on the page
Reten=on
! Inability to remember what has been read. ! Cogni=ve Stress: doesn’t remember what was read
immediately or shortly aIer reading
! By using technology to assist with reading, students who have reading disabili=es will experience less cogni=ve stress.
Benefits of Technology
! Apps, like Speark It! can read text aloud ! Readers can follow along as the text is read
Cogni&ve Stress
! Computer reading programs, like the Kurzweil 3000, can define words to clarify meaning of a given text.
Cogni&ve Stress
! Reading devices, like a kindle, allows readers to make notes while they read. This will help struggling readers reflect on the text.
Cogni&ve Stress