[Athen] Dragon NaturallySpeaking and literacy learning?

[Nusen, Michael]

DNS is avail in different languages & I've had success with training
individuals with significant speech impediments to use it - even if they
cannot pronounce a word correctly, DNS has a few features in which their
misspoken version can be trained to be spelled correctly.
Also, there is some research, I'll try to find it, that has shown that
multi-sensory input, like the kind derived from the seeing and hearing
provided by text-to-speech technologies, actually improves individuals'
reading level/fluency - one of the reasons is that it increases their
sight-word base.
At PPCC, our anecdotal observations have been that students, on average,
improve their reading skills by at least one grade level.

Thank you,  

Michael Nusen
Coordinator, OASIS/CAC
(Office of Accommodative Services and Instructional Support/Computer
Access Center)
Pikes Peak Community College
michael.nusen at ppcc.edu
719-502-3022 (please note new phone number)


-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Wink Harner
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 5:39 PM
To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Dragon NaturallySpeaking and literacy learning?

Dawn,

You have to be able to speak written English in order for the DNS to
work effectively.

It might work in combo with Kurzweil/Read-Write/Wynn but as a stand
alone, it is not designed to "teach" literacy or fluency.

Hope this info is helpful and not too harsh.

;>)

Wink



>-- Original Message --

>Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:35:09 -0700

>To: athen at athenpro.org

>From: Dawn Hunziker <hunziker at email.arizona.edu>

>Cc: Anne Gilmore <gila at ljbc.wa.edu.au>

>Subject: [Athen] Dragon NaturallySpeaking and literacy learning?

>Reply-To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network 

><athen at athenpro.org>

>

>

>Hi all,

>

>Anyone have any information for this request?

>

>Thanks!

>

>Dawn

>

>>Begin forwarded message:

>>

>>>From: Anne Gilmore <<mailto:gila at ljbc.wa.edu.au>gila at ljbc.wa.edu.au>

>>>Date: September 13, 2006 11:28:52 PM MST

>>>To: <mailto:oscr at email.arizona.edu>oscr at email.arizona.edu

>>>Subject: Dragon Naturally Speaking from Anne Gilmore

>>>

>>>

>>>I am interested in knowing if you guys know of any research that 

>>>suggests that the above software (Dragon NaturallySpeaking) is 

>>>beneficial for children who are experiencing learning difficulties in



>>>literacy.  If you do, could you let me know.  Thanks, Anne Gilmore

>

>Dawn Hunziker

>Assistive Technology Coordinator

>

>University of Arizona

>Disability Resource Center

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Ms. Wink Harner
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Disability Resources & Services
Mesa Community College
Mesa AZ

480-461-7447



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