NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stauter, Donna W.; Prehn, Judy; Peters, Megan; Jeffries, Lynn M.; Sylvester, Lorraine; Wang, Hongwu; Dionne, Carol – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2019
The purpose of this study was to systematically review literature on assistive technology (AT) used to develop literacy skills in students with physical disabilities. Primary databases were searched using search terms AT, disability, and literacy. Eight studies were eligible for inclusion. Six studies reported positive change to literacy…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Students with Disabilities, Technology Uses in Education, Physical Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Grunér, Sofia; Östberg, Per; Hedenius, Martina – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2018
The purpose of this study was (i) to investigate if the compensatory effect of text-to-speech (TTS) technology on reading comprehension and reading rate in schoolchildren with reading disability is influenced by problems with inattention and hyperactivity and (ii) to examine whether a potentially moderating effect of such symptoms differ between…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Assistive Technology, Reading Rate, Reading Difficulties
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bouck, Emily C.; Flanagan, Sara – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
Technology is a natural part of education for all students across a variety of subjects, including mathematics, as educators work to prepare students for tomorrow's work force and align their curriculum and teaching with national standards such those developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM, 2000). This article reviews…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Secondary School Mathematics, National Standards
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Van Laarhoven, Toni; Munk, Dennis D.; Zurita, Leslie M.; Lynch, Kathleen; Zurita, Brian; Smith, Thomas; Chandler, Lynette – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
Students with disabilities are guaranteed access to assistive technologies (AT) by provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) (2004) and its predecessor, the Technology Related Assistance Act (Tech Act) (1988). Design and development of AT, including devices and software programs, has burgeoned to a point…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Parette, Phil; Wojcik, Brian W. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2004
In 1991, the Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) of the United States issued a position statement stating that assistive technology (AT) could be a useful tool for individuals with mental retardation. The Division on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children published a position statement…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jeffs, Tara; Morrison, William F. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2005
With the increasing complexity of schools and society, there is great need for expanded understanding of the many dimensions of diversity within the field of assistive technology (AT). The question that lies before us is how has diversity been examined in AT research and literature? Following a research synthesis method similar to Summers (1985)…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Special Education, Literature Reviews, Educational Technology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hutinger, Patricia L.; Bell, Carol; Daytner, Gary; Johanson, Joyce – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2006
The three-year Early Childhood Emergent Literacy Technology Curriculum (ELiTeC) study (E2) was designed to replicate, on a broad scale, the results of earlier research in which a curriculum model was developed, implemented, and studied in preschool classrooms for children with disabilities or those at risk. ELiTeC was based on the assumptions that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Emergent Literacy, Integrated Curriculum, Bayesian Statistics