Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume 9 | Issue 2
Applications of Assistive Tools and Technologies in Enhancing the Learning Abilities of Dyslexic Children
DOI:10.30954/2231-4105.02.2019.9
Abstract:
Procuring proper education is the birth right of every individual. It is the terminal way to walkover all the personal and social problems and is significant to all as it plays very prime roles in every individual’s life. So, all students regardless of any challenges they have, has to be placed in age-appropriate general education classes that are in their own neighbourhood schools in order to receive high-quality instruction, interventions, and supports that will enable them to achieve success in their life. In today’s era technology is everywhere due to its wider applications. But there are specific tech tools that can help people who learn and ponder adversely and these are called assistive technology or AT which are often inexpensive easy to use and may range from low to high tech. Assistive tools and technologies are any devices, software’s, or equipments that aid people to work around their challenges. It has a significant effect in helping students with disabilities progress towards the goals outlined on their Education Plans. It helps dyslexic students to save time and overcome from the challenges such as note taking and poor handwriting which allow them to demonstrate their abilities which are incredible. Also, to learn how to complete their task and bypass an area of difficulty. In this paper the author enumerates the various types of assistive tools and technologies which are helpful for dyslexic students who are having learning disabilities and these technologies includes computer program, tablet applications that provide text-to-speech speech-to-text word prediction capabilities graphic organizers and many more
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