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Closing the socio-economic gap in early literacy. Closing the skill maturity gap in early literacy. Closing the "way our brains work" gap in early literacy. By bringing universally available text-to-speech into early primary classrooms.
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Text-To-Speech from the StartA Primary Support for Lifespan Learning
Ira David SocolMichigan State University
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“Text-to-speech is the new black.”David Pogue in The New York Times Wednesday
Sophisticated text-to-speech systems are typically thought of as
accommodations for readers who have already fallen behind their
classmates, and for those diagnosed with specific learning disabilities.
These systems are rarely employed with students in the primary grades,
and are rarely offered to most students, yet these are the very
supports which may make the largest differences in school success, right
from the start.
These technologies can re-shape the literacy playing field from the very beginning, and thus significantly alter the opportunities for school success by increasing access to curricular content for the most
vulnerable students, by providing a series of critical supports.
Access InformationAccess Communication
Build VocabularyBuild Sight-word Recognition
Participate in CurriculumEngage Interests
Increase “Read-to Time”Solving the
“Parent-to-Child Reading Gap”
Build IndependenceAccess Text and Information Tools
on their own Schedule.
Prove the Value of LiteracyDemonstrating why reading is
valuable and is more than just a school task.
Lifespan TechnologiesThe ability to shift media into
useful forms is now essential – at home, at work,even in your car.
“Kids come to school at five all wanting to read, but by the time they get to me, they hate books.”
- my mother, a long-time 3rd Grade teacher
WYNN
Chosen for the interface, and supports, which seem to support
the greatest range of learners.
Using WYNN
for basic readingfor school reading
for interest-based reading
Using WYNN
for advanced studyingfor writing
Using WYNNCreating Books
scanningfrom digital sourcescameras and typing
images
OnLine Sources
Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg Australia
University of VirginiaLiterature Network
ABC BooksBookshare
The Copyright Issue
You should own the book in some form. If you do, you can convert it
for those who need to read it in alternative format.
Free Supports at Home
Google DocsFirefox plus Add-Ons
CLiCk-Speak, Dictionary Lookup, gTranslateWordTalk
Free Supports at Home
Microsoft Reader with Text-To-Speech engine and Read in Microsoft Reader (RMR) add-ons - FREE
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/pc.asp (laptop/desktop PC)http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/tablet.asp (tablet PC, with "write
notes in the margins!")http://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/tts.asp (Text-To-
Speech)http://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/rmr.asp (RMR,
creates one-click conversions from Microsoft Word)http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/dictionaries.asp (Dictionaries)
Free Supports at Home
PowerPoint Books
PowerTalk
Universal Design:Creating access to information and
communication for all students, based in needs/preferencesnot diagnoses/pathologies.
Toolbelt Theory:It is our job to help our students assemble their lifespan toolbelts. Collect the tools which will help them in each and every situation.
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