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Who is helped by Enhanced Text?
- Students with who have difficulty with comprehension or with
organizing information, since questions and organizational approaches
are often built-in.
- English-learners who struggle with vocabulary.
- Students who come from diverse cultures and may need more
context.
The Reading Online e-journal article Electronic
Literacy and the Limited English Proficient Student advocates for
more access to digital and enhanced text.
What does research show?
The National Reading Panel concluded that there appear to be
many students who benefit from multimedia instruction. Enhanced text
materials incorporate many of the techniques that have been shown to
enhance text comprehension, including:
- asking questions that allow self-monitoring for
understanding,
- using graphic and semantic organizers,
- generating students' questions about the text,
- becoming aware of story structure, and
- periodically summarizing key points.
(National Reading Panel, 2000)
The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) found that:
Students who read novels in a digital format with decoding
supports are
more motivated to read because they can access the content at an
age-appropriate level that is just challenging
enough.
(O'Neill, L., & Dalton,
B. (2002). Thinking readers: Supporting
beginning reading in children with cognitive disabilities through
technology. Exceptional
Parent 32(6): 40-43.)
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