New Tools for Writing: Assistive Technology for Students with Writing Difficulties.

MacArthur, Charles A.

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ERIC Number: EJ612929

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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New Tools for Writing: Assistive Technology for Students with Writing Difficulties.

MacArthur, Charles A.

Topics in Language Disorders, v20 n4 p85-100 Aug 2000

This article reviews research on the use of computer technologies to help individuals with mild educational disabilities write more effectively, including word processing and the use of word processing in teaching revision and facilitating collaboration, transcription tools, and the limited research on hypermedia or multimedia to support writing. (Contains extensive references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Multimedia Instruction, Research Needs, Speech Synthesizers, Spelling, Word Processing, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Written Language Disabilities and Educational Strategies.