[Athen] Dragon NaturallySpeaking and literacy learning?

[Dawn Hunziker]

Thanks for the info!

Dawn


At 05:15 PM 9/14/2006, you wrote:

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>I recall a presentation at Accessing Higher Ground where the 

>teachers paired the use of Inspiration with Dragon Naturally 

>Speaking for at-risk students in junior high and high school.  They 

>had kids independently writing full essays by the end of the 

>grant.  They did a lot of coaching in the use of Dragon in the 

>initial stages.  The students created a web from which to speak in 

>Inspiration, using the pictures if necessary.

>

>A quick look back at the CU site, I found only this reference to the 

>late Lanne Lancaster's work with the Community College of Aurora - 

>from 

>2000: 

><http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/ll-hndouts.html>Composition vs 

>Dictation When Using Voice Recognition, and she referenced 

><http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt/>http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt/ . She may 

>have been part of the work that I remember Cherry Creek High School 

>(Aurora, CO) being involved... They may also have been working with 

>Adaptive Technologies, an AT provider in the Denver area. (Charles 

>or Randy, does this ring a bell?)

>

>The ATRC at Colorado State has also had success with students with 

>major speech impediments although it takes a lot of work and 

>patience on the part of the user.

>I know that Voc Rehab in Denver has even stepped back to discrete 

>speech recognition for users.

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>Cath Stager-Kilcommons

>ACCESS Project

>Access  Specialist

>Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC)

>Colorado State University

>970-491-0788

><http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/>http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/

>cathk at cahs.colostate.edu

>

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>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] 

>On Behalf Of Dawn Hunziker

>Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 4:35 PM

>To: athen at athenpro.org

>Cc: Anne Gilmore

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

>

>Hi all,

>

>Anyone have any information for this request?

>

>Thanks!

>

>Dawn

>

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>>>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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