Use of text-to-speech software to improve reading skills of high school struggling readers

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages 359-362

  Stodden, Robert A ^a   Roberts, Kelly D ^a   Takahashi, Kiriko ^a   Park, Hye Jin ^a   Stodden, Norma Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

High school; Learning disabilities; Struggling readers; Text to speech (TTS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883037308     PISSN: 18770509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2012.10.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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