Sunday, January 21, 2007
Voice Recognition and Dyslexia
I was just doing some research on voice recognition software and found some exciting links regarding the use of voice recognition with children who have dyslexia. In one study by Martin Miles, Di Martin & Jim Owen it was found that when 12 students with dyslexia were allowed to use voice recognition software for 10 weeks, their reading age increased by 13.4 months, their spelling age increased by 6.1 months, and their written output increased by 45%. Additionally, the students demonstrated improvements in their self-esteem and motivation, and tended to produce more and better quality work. In the research, all experts agreed that Dragon Naturally Speaking was the most reliable and accurate voice recognition software available. In the past, there have been other voice recognition programs, but they have not kept up with Dragon NS as far as reliability.
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