Study Skills and Use of Reading, Writing and Learning Software: Kurzweil 3000
Frequently, students who do not read efficiently also lack the study skill sto complete academic work independently. Direct instruction is often necessary given the complexity and hierarchical nature of both organizationl and study skills. The goal i sto have students incorporate the skills listed below into their daily learning:
Organizing materials;
Locating and formulating main ideas;
Two-column note-taking;
Summarizing: and
Generating questions.
The skills are learned first in isolation and then practiced across the curriculum using the Three Key Routine, a comprehension strategy developed by Joan Sedita.
Kurzweil 3000 is an innovative reading, writing, and learning software program. This program is beneficial to students with reading difficulties. It is an assistive technology program which provides tools to enable students to improve their reading speed and comprehension. It also helps develop study skills which enable them to become independent learners.
Features include:
- accessing documents, printed and electronic, by scanning and through the internet;
- listening to documents read in a human-sounding synthetic voice with a segment of text highlighted to give visual and auditory feedback;
- altering the speed at which the document is read;
- accessing reference tools for definitions, synonyms, and syllabification of words in the text;
- developing study skills by using highlighting and text notes to help create a study guide or an outline;
- accessing writing support such as word prediction, spell checking, and listening to work composed by the student read back.
More detailed information is available at the Kurzweil Educational Systems website, www.kurzweiledu.com. |
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