Description

This session describes a study of digital note-taking with students with dyslexia. The session models and examines the degree to which this intervention can provide educational opportunities for students with dyslexia with support for note-taking skills to promote retention of material and reduce cognitive effort during note-taking.

Learning Objectives:

• TECHNOLOGY: Access potential applications of language-based technology for direct instruction and/or accommodation for students with dyslexia and other language learning disabilities.
• TECHNOLOGY: Evaluate the different multimedia learning tools and show practical applications of these tools in professional development and teacher training.
• TECHNOLOGY: Evaluate what technological competencies students with language learning disabilities need to master before continuing into higher education.

Disclosure: Sarah Irvine Belson and Christine Bresnahan have no relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Speaker(s):

• Christine Bresnahan, M.Ed., Doctoral Student, Behavior, Cognition and Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, American University
• Sarah Irvine Belson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the MA in Special Education: Learning Disabilities Program, American University School of Education