The National Center for Supported Electronic Text 

This annotated collection of Web sites illustrates various types of supported etext. Some are individual documents, stories, or books. Some are collections or libraries providing access to multiple examples.

The NCSeT Research group at Fordham University has just completed a pilot study of a biology text with high school students who are classified as LD, are ESL/ELL with Spanish as their first language.

Dr. Margo Vreeburg Izzo and her research team are investigating the use of “Guided Notes” to support an online curriculum entitled "EnvisionIT" to increase on-task behavior and reading comprehension of high school students with disabilities. Students become proficient with skills in information technology as they navigate the Internet to explore careers and complete a self-directed transition portfolio! For more information about EnvisionIT, please visit http://nisonger.osu.edu/Transition/EnvisionIT.  To contact Dr. Izzo, please email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .   

Using Notational Resources to Support Reading Comprehension in Science: A Comparison of Digital Voice Notes and Digital Text Notes 

Researchers in Collier County School District are conducting a study to compare two types of notational resources in the WYNN electronic reading environment within a randomized controlled trial: digital voice notes and digital text notes. The study will be conducted in two phases. The  first phase is a pilot study in one 5th grade classroom in Naples Florida. It was completed in December of 2007. The second phase, scheduled to begin March 2008, will be a randomzied control trial using students from eight 5th grade classrooms in this county-wide district.