Does Use of Text-to-Speech and Related Read-Aloud Tools Improve Reading Comprehension for Students With Reading Disabilities? A Meta-Analysis
Journal of Learning Disabilities
Wood, S. G., Moxley, J. H., et al. (2018).
Journal of Learning Disabilities, 51(1), 73-84.
This meta-analysis investigates the use of read-aloud tools in students with reading disabilities.
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Published and unpublished quantitative studies
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"Text-to-speech/read-aloud presentation [e.g., human voice, recorded human voice] positively affects reading comprehension for individuals with reading disabilities, with average weighted effect sizes of d= 0.35 (p < .001)" (p. 81).
