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
