I. Assistive Technologies for Reading

Ted S. Hasselbring and Margaret E. Bausch

II. Overview

In their article “Assistive Technologies for Reading,” Ted Hasselbring and Margaret Bausch describe how assistive technology can help students with learning disabilities. They detail how computer-based applications can help by providing reading support and reading intervention. One case study in Kentucky detailed how text-reader software supported numerous students who didn’t read at grade level by converting text to speech, allowing students who didn’t read at grade-level to keep up with their peers (see quote 3). Another study in Des Moines showed how reading intervention software targeting older students helped them to increase their reading levels to the point where they no longer needed special education services (see quote 4).

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