I do not know if this helps specifically with your
issue, but it seems like it may be useful information.

My profoundly dyslexic/dysgraphic son has had amazing
success learning to read (and improving his typed
writing) by reading along with tapes of books. He
jumped about 2yrs reading level over one summer with
no guidance, just listening and reading along with
books he loved. It also increased his verbal fluency.

I have used speech recognition software on and off to
assist with an RSI. The biggest problem I have run
into is that my voice modulates rather extremely.  Add
in my occassional asthma, which can lower my voice and
change my speaking speed, I have had troubles.
However, the physician who treated my hands calls
blocks of standard text using the software to put
together long, complex medical reports far more
quickly than he could by hand.

I think success requires planning. I also think see
his own words put in to text could help immensely with
reading. We will be moving my son to speech
recognition this fall. The school district had been
resistant, but his success with the tapes has moved a
mountain or two.  He sings, so the notion of keeping
his voice the same from session to session should
help.

Doris
--- "Martin, Terry" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings all:
>
> I am looking for your opinions on recommending voice
> recognition for learning disabled students.  First I
> am looking for what you think of this tool overall
> for LD individuals.  Does it work?  What kind of
> success have you had with it?  What kinds of LD
> individuals are using it?  What are your success
> stories and what are your horror stories.  I am not
> comfortable recommending it especially for those who
> cannot read or write.  It seems like the wrong tool.
>  I do understand the thinking that it is better to
> get something out of him than nothing.  It may work
> at first, however, if they cannot read or spell well
> enough to correct the recognition errors,
> eventually, their voice profile is going to be
> worthless.  Then, they will have to start over
> again.  Is this productive?  Will a state agency pay
> for retraining again on the same product?  What does
> everyone think?
>
> I do have a specific case where a 23-year old cannot
> read or write.  He claims that he can recognize some
> words.  He is very smart with automobiles.  The
> employer likes him very much.  The evaluator is
> recommending Naturally Speaking.  The evaluator does
> not like voice recognition because they do not think
> it works well.  I will probably end up doing the
> training.  If this does not work, the person will
> probably lose the job that he has right now.  I have
> not talked with the person yet myself.  This is all
> that I know for the moment.  The person's job
> requires him to write reports on what was fixed on
> the car that his team worked on.  What are your
> thoughts?
>
> Thank you for the assistance.
>
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