The Effectiveness of Word Processor Spell Checker Programs to Produce Target Words for Misspellings Generated by Students with Learning Disabilities

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna J. Montgomery ◽  
George R. Karlan ◽  
Martha Coutinho
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Word Processor ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Spell Checker ◽  
Target Words

Word Processing with Speech Synthesis and Word Prediction: Effects on the Dialogue Journal Writing of Students with Learning Disabilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. MacArthur
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Word Processor ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Word Prediction ◽  
Dialogue Journals ◽  
Dialogue Journal ◽  
Writing Problems ◽  
Journal Entries

Five students, ages 9 and 10, with learning disabilities and severe writing problems wrote in dialogue journals to their teacher. They used a standard word processor during baseline phases and a word processor with speech synthesis and word prediction features during treatment phases. The special features had a strong effect on the legibility and spelling of written dialogue journal entries for four of the five students. During baseline, the writing of these four students ranged from 55% to 85% legible words and 42% to 75% correctly spelled words. All four increased their percentage of both legible and correctly spelled words into the 90–100% range.

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