A study examined the effects of several text-entry methods, including handwriting and five computer-based approaches, in enhancing the speed of text entry for 108 students with a learning disability. Handwriting was found to be the fastest mode of text entry, followed by word prediction. All methods improved writing accuracy.
Year:
1998
Source:
Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, Vol. 13, 95-108.
Type:
Related Research
Content Area:
writing
IDEA Disability Category:
autism
emotional disturbance
intellectual disability
major-other health impairment
specific learning disability
speech or language impairment
Instructional Support:
multiple formats of text and notation
