Speaking to Read: The Effects of Continuous vs. Discrete Speech Recognition Systems on the Reading and Spelling of Children with Learning Disabilities

Journal of Special Education Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-30

  Higgins, Eleanor L ^a   Raskind, Marshall H ^a  

^a Frostig Center   (United States)

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EID: 0346403090     PISSN: 01626434     EISSN: 23813121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016264340001500102     Document Type: Article

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