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Reading and literacy software
Some students who have difficulty reading text use reading software to convert digital text into audio output. You may prefer to listen to electronic text, rather than read it on screen or in print.
Some software, which checks spelling, can also highlight each word or letter on as the text is being read. Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spelling (like knight and night; sea and c; eye and I) can be confusing. When you can link the sound of the word by following the highlight tracking you can see the meaning in the context of the sentence. Some of the software also keeps a record of your common spelling mistakes, which can help you improve them.
This type of software can also be extremely useful for someone who has dyslexia.
The Quicktionary pen 
is a portable reading, translating and research device. You can read an interesting study that shows the effectiveness of using it for students with Learning Disabilities, see 'The Compensatory Effectiveness of the Quicktionary Reading Pen II on the Reading Comprehension of Students with Learning Disabilities' by Higgins and Raskind (2005).
Here are some common reading and literacy software and devices:
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