UO Study 1

DYNAMIC vs STATIC ILLUSTRATIONS

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relative efficacy of two types of illustrations on the reading comprehension of secondary students with learning disabilities. Materials used in the study are text passages from a high school biology book, supported with either static illlustrations (e.g., two dimensional pictures, photos, graphs etc.) or dynamic illustrations (e.g., video, simulations, animations etc.). Examples of both are presented below for passages in a commonly used biology text.

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UO Study 2

DESCRIPTIVE vs INSTRUCTIVE CAPTIONS

This study examines content area learning outcomes for learning disabled students when presented a short passage of text with an accompanying illustration with a descriptive or instructive caption. A descriptive caption simply describes what is being depicted in the illustration. This is the most common type of caption. An instructive caption provides covert and overt strategies for interacting with and interpreting what is being depicted in the illustration. 

 

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About Read & Write Gold

In its research, the University of Kentucky is investigating the use of Read&Write GOLD with students with learning disabilities. Read&Write GOLD from Texthelp Systems is an award winning literacy productivity tool that helps individuals of all ages who struggle with reading and writing, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, or are English Language Learners.

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2008-9 Research at Ohio State

As technology continues to change the skills needed to navigate the 21st century, schools are being challenged to promote technology supported learning; integrate technology-based assessments; and ensure that both teachers and students are literate in information computer technologies. In the coming year the NCSeT Research Team at Ohio State University will examine the effects of guided notes and ClickSpeak screen reader software on academic achievement of a sophomore class of students with disabilities enrolled in an English resource room.

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