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What is Text-to-Speech Software

Chapter 14
Handbook of Research on Human Cognition and Assistive Technology: Design, Accessibility and Transdisciplinary Perspectives
A category of software using scanned digitized text that can convert any written text into spoken word. It allows access to software and digital documents such as MS Word, web page, PDF files, and the Internet. Leading examples include Kurzweil 3000, Read and Write Gold, and Wynn Scan and Read Software.
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Impact of Text-to-Speech Software on Access to Print: A Longitudinal Study
Joan B. Hodapp (Area Education Agency 267, USA) and Cinda Rachow (Area Education Agency 13, USA)
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-817-3.ch014
Abstract
This chapter discusses the outcomes of Iowa Text Reader Project’s 2006-2007 study that evaluated the impact of Kurzweil 3000 during the second year of implementation. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the text-to-speech (TTS) software as an accommodation to improve student access to core content with fluency and comprehension. Using the Time Series Concurrent and Differential Approach (Smith, 2000), this study examines students’ performance on comprehension passages read with and without the TTS software. A balance of perceptual and objective data measures provides data on other student outcomes. Twenty middle school special education students and nine teachers participated in the 27-week study.
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Chapter 15
Measure It, Monitor It: Tools for Monitoring Implementation of Text-to-Speech Software
A category of software using scanned digitized text that can convert any written text into spoken word. It allows access to software and digital documents such as MS Word, web page, PDF files, and the Internet. Leading examples include Kurzweil 3000, Read and Write Gold, and Wynn Scan and Read Software.
Published in Chapter: Measure It, Monitor It: Tools for Monitoring Implementation of Text-to-Speech Software; From: Handbook of Research on Human Cognition and Assistive Technology: Design, Accessibility and Transdisciplinary Perspectives
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