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Published on: 1/24/2001
Last Visited: 11/21/2001
Pam Boswell is a Learning Disabilities Specialist at Santa Barbara Middle School, in Santa Barbara, California.She teaches students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and learning disabilities (LD).Since she has begun using the software with her students she has noticed a marked improvement in class participation.When Ms. Boswell asked a normally quiet and seemingly shy student why he had been so active in class, he simply stated, "I was able to answer your questions in class today because I was finally able to do all of my reading!"Ms. Boswell links the vast improvement in her student's reading and study skills to L&H Kurzweil 3000 assistive technology software.
"My students are typically much slower readers than average students," states Ms. Boswell, "They typically spend 2/3 longer than other kids would just trying to get their reading done."
Ms. Boswell says that L&H Kurzweil 3000 software is "incredibly intuitive and easy to use."So easy in fact that her students are able to scan and read their own materials without her assistance."This software makes my students independent.Now they can do their homework and in-class assignments without needing me to read to them."
This teacher credits L&H Kurzweil 3000's study skills tool bar for the marked improvement in her students' comprehension."It's helpful because my students can print their questions and notes out and show them to me.They can also reinforce what they have just read by listening and following along at a higher speed.
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L&H Kurzweil 3000 has made my students independent readers and it has definitely leveled the playing field on reading time," states Ms. Boswell."This is state of the art technology and definitely an incredible aid for comprehension of subject matter."
L&H Kurzweil 3000 v3.0 is a PC- based reading system that scans, recognizes and displays different types of documents, then reads them aloud while highlighting and enhancing the print in various ways to aid comprehension.L&H Kurzweil 3000 3.0 adds a number of features to the previous version of L&H Kurzweil 3000, including voice annotation, word-prediction and spell checking, making it faster and easier to use.L&H Kurzweil 3000 products are widely praised for their ability to make reading, writing and studying easier for learning disabled children and adults.