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Amazon lets publishers and writers disable Kindle 2′s read-aloud feature Publishers and authors now have the power to silence the Kindle 2 e-book reader. Amazon.com Inc. reversed course Friday on the device’s controversial text-to-speech feature, which reads digital books aloud in a robotic voice. The company gave rights holders the ability to disable the feature [...]
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The Future of Reading: In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update “It says the Indians enjoyed the cellphones and computers brought by Columbus!” Nozimakon exclaimed, pointing at the screen. “That’s wrong.” Hire that kid!
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Editorial: Vaccines Exonerated on Autism A special federal vaccine court issued three devastating verdicts on Thursday that should help demolish lingering fears that childhood vaccines can and have caused autism. The verdicts won’t satisfied die-hard adherents of the theory that the medical establishment is recklessly harming their children. But the vast majority of parents ought [...]
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Another great TED talk: David Merrill: Siftables, the toy blocks that think. The multi-sensor feedback possibilities for kids with language issues is incredible.
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AlphaSmart Neo gets Text2Speech The AlphaSmart Neo is a simple, battery-operated keyboard for writing. This new special needs version of the keyboard will speak text aloud, useful for augmentative communication but also for students and adults who need to hear their text read back to them to better edit it.
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This is from the TED lecture series. He’s brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
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Kindle 2: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device Watch the guided tour video and note that Kindle 2 has text to speech built in so any book or piece of content on the screen can be read aloud, either through the built in speakers or through headphones plugged into it. This e-reader may be the most [...]
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Amy Jakobson, Psy.D. 393 West End Avenue, Suite 2A New York, NY 10024 917-714-8004 Does your child struggle in school? Kids who don’t live up to expectations at school miss out on vital positive feedback. They may suffer enduring frustration, embarrassment and poor self-esteem and their plight inevitably takes a toll on parents. If you [...]
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John Siracusa on reading in the digital age This is a fantastic article because it covers the entire history of e-books, both as content and as devices. Very well thought out and written. [via Daring Fireball]
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Kim Ainis Chicago Reading and Dyslexia Center 410 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 614 Chicago, IL 60605 312-360-0805 kim@dyslexiachicago.com www.dyslexiachicago.com
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Davis Dyslexia Association International 1601 Bayshore Highway, Suite 260 Burlingame, CA 94010 650-692-7141 www.dyslexia.com/
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