What are the skills and characteristics needed by a student in order to use speech recognition software?
This is a very complex question and involves aspects of the following characteristics, cognitive skills, speech abilities, reading abilities, spelling abilities, language processing abilities, self-monitoring skills, perseverance, and interest in writing. In my research, I selected students with learning disabilities who were motivated to write, had at least average ability and average oral language skills. Success in using the program also depends on the amount of training and support that is available for the student. Some students are successful in using the program with very limited training while others require ongoing training and support to make effective use of the software. In using continuous speech recognition there is a need for good language processing skills including the ability to speak in complete sentences or at least long phrases. It may be more valuable for some students with learning disabilities to use discrete speech software as it is designed to take word-by-wor
