Effect of assistive reading software on high school students with learning disabilities: A pilot study.
Objective: This research project was designed to test the immediate effect of using assistive reading software - Kurzweil 3000 (K-3000) for high school students with learning disabilities (LD) to improve their English reading and other school performances. Participants: 29 Taiwanese high school stud...
| Published in: | Work Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 473 - 481 |
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| Format: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2012
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