Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j4NKb5G28820; Mon, 23 May 2005 16:37:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 16:37:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <410-22005512320354359@ix.netcom.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Michele Anne Craig" <shellcraig@ix.netcom.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4771] Re: Intonation and Interpretation of Computer read text. X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: EarthLink MailBox 2005.1.57.0 (Windows) Status: RO Content-Length: 2530 Lines: 80 Christopher, I would really like to hear about other AT stuff. I thought if there were something that would read a book as you scanned it, it would be a lot more useful than books on tape. For one thing, you could use it the way you actually read. For example, reading captions on pictures or only reading parts of the text. Anything you know about would be good. If others on the list already know about it, just email me off list. Michele > [Original Message] > From: Christopher Lee <christopherlee@mindspring.com> > To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> > Date: 5/3/2005 3:07:00 AM > Subject: [NIFL-LD:4758] Re: Intonation and Interpretation of Computer read text. > > Michele > > I would be happy to point you in the direction of other AT (assistive > technology) products. I also hated the audio books growing up in k-12 > > Christopher Lee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michele Anne Craig" <shellcraig@ix.netcom.com> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 9:13 PM > Subject: [NIFL-LD:4756] Intonation and Interpretation of Computer read text. > > > > Susan, > > > > I was so glad to see your post about the drawbacks of the technology for > > people if they don't have the infrastructure to support the technology. > > Also the thing you said about students having to reinterpret the text > > into > > more tonal reading really struck home with me. It is the difference > > between > > the books on tape that you get from the library and the books on tape that > > you get from the Library of Congress. My son is dyslexic, and he recently > > qualified to receive talking books, but he hates them for a few reasons -- > > the main one being that because the tapes are made so that you can speed > > them up to listen to the book faster, the readers are instructed not to > > put > > lots of expression into the reading since this would mess up the words > > when > > you speed up the tape. They also do things like read all the beginning of > > the book -- title pages, table of contents, the whole works! > > > > Listening to one of these almost atonal books is not at all the experience > > of having someone read to you or hearing a professional actor read. I > > think > > that it would take a lot of training to learn to use these books in how > > you > > listen. Just as you read for different purposes -- I guess you listen for > > different purposes too. > > > > Michele > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
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