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Access and Benefits: Assistive Technology in Adult Literacy
Author(s) -
SilverPacuilla Heidi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1598/jaal.50.2.4
Subject(s) - literacy , thematic analysis , dialogic , assistive technology , psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , computer science , qualitative research , sociology , human–computer interaction , social science
Through access to assistive technology, adult students with learning disabilities can improve their literacy skills and goal attainment as a supplement to regular adult basic education classes. This article describes a project that investigated whether increased engagement with text‐to‐speech and speech‐recognition software could improve participants' foundational literacy skills. Data were gathered through careful observations as well as reflective dialogue with the learners. Three layers are explored:• The underlying framework of dialogic research • Thematic analysis of students' interactions with the equipment • Thematic analysis of the role of the coachThrough a series of snapshots of students' approaches to literacy learning with assistive technology and a cross‐case analysis, possibilities and complexities are revealed in the intersection of literacy and technology.