What is Speaking Pen

Original, self-made teaching materials with “post-it-like” sticker icons overlaid with dot codes, which can link multimedia such as voices and movies, were created to be used by a third-grade elementary student with speech and language disorders overlapped with moderate intellectual disabilities. The linked voices were replayed by using a speaking pen to touch the sticker icons pasted on the created contents. The speaking pen enabled the student, who found it difficult to express her will and desires to others because of her ambiguous pronunciations, to join class activities in inclusive settings. The simple and handy speaking pen worked well as an indispensable communication aid for her. This chapter briefly presents basic information on multimedia-enabled dot-code technology and describes in detail a case study of its effective use in inclusive settings.