After completing this webinar, I learned a great deal about Assistive Technology for Reading. I learned about the differences between text reader and screen reader. Text reader is often used for students with a learning disability but with adequate vision. For screen reader, it provides access to program navigation and written text. It is often used for students with visual impairments. A good place to get electronic text is www.bookshare.org . Also, it teaches how to highlight and extract key information in the text. This webinar describes how teachers can scaffold information to all students by guiding reader to relevant information within the text. I found this site to be very informative and helpful for me as I am a developing teacher.
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