Amanda Molnar EDUC 260.02

http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/index.html

WordTalk is a free tool that can be downloaded to your computer to help students who have trouble reading and writing. WordTalk, created by Rod Macaulay, is designed to help students in these areas by allowing them to have text highlighted and read out-loud to them.

This technology is not only important in the classroom because it helps students who have trouble reading and writing by allowing them to hear text out-loud, it is also useful in the classroom because it can take the place of teacher assistants. Teacher assistants traditionally read to students out-loud to help them with reading and writing, but many schools can not afford to have a lot of teacher assistants. Overall WordTalk is a valuable technology in the classroom because it is beneficial, free, and easily accessible.