Browsing by Subject "Writing"
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Curb Cuts for Writing: Students with Learning Disabilities' Perceptions as Learners and Writers using Assitive Technology
(2011-06-28)Assistive technology, specifically, word prediction software holds great promise in supporting the writing process for students with learning disabilities. This thesis reports on a qualitative study that examined eight ... -
Development and Design of BrailleBunny: a Device for Braille Literacy Education
Braille is crucial for social and economic opportunity and has been linked to higher rates of employment, education, financial self-sufficiency, and self-esteem. Braille literacy is decreasing, and the National Federation ... -
Emerging Voices: Reading Canadian Youth Online
(2015-07-03)“Emerging Voices: Reading Canadian Youth Online” examines digital youth-generated cultural content, including text, intertext, visual art, photography and tweets. I argue that youth are not simply passive recipients of ... -
Teaching it "Write": Teacher Perspectives on Writing Instruction Within English and French Immersion Classrooms
(2015-09-26)Writing today is a means of communication: a medium through which we learn, share and self-express (Graham, 2006). In the classroom, writing is used to acquire, remember, and share knowledge; writing aids in the process ... -
The Write Stuff: Assistive Technology and its Impact on Early Writers
(2011-04-25)This mixed methods study examined assistive technology and its role in the world early writers. It investigated the function of word predictive and speech synthesis software in the early primary, mainstream classroom. A ...