Share Paper: E-Readers as an Instructional Tool for Improving Comprehension for Students with Mild Reading Disabilities Or Does the Yellow Brick Road Lead to the Emerald City?
Wednesday, June 29 5:15 PM-7:00 PM Grand Ballroom C
Abstract: ABSTRACT Improving reading comprehension in students with mild disabilities has long been a challenge for educators. Technology has provided a host of new possibilities for working with students with mild disabilities. This quantitative study investigated the potential of using E-Readers for comprehension improvement in middle school students with mild disabilities. Three features of E-Readers were thought to be of particular benefit to students with mild disabilities: (a) the ability to change the font, (b) the text to speech feature, and (c) the dictionary feature where students highlight a word and the definition pops up. The results of the study revealed ...