Digital Texts

I have a lot of positive things to say about digital texts. For our assignment in class, I used a website that you could select the book you wanted to view. Then, you had the option to have it be read aloud or just read it on your own, at your own pace. There are many pluses to this. From experience of speech class in elementary school, I know that I had so much trouble with saying "r". The digital text highlighted the word being read aloud, which allows children to follow along and hear how the sound is being said. Then, students can go back and practice on their own. 

Another positive in digital texts I see, stems from personally not being a reader. I cannot follow lines for that long of a time without my eyes starting to skip lines or miss words. I prefer things being read to me because I am a much better listener than reader. I feel like a lot of students with ADD or reading disabilities can really benefit from hearing a book read aloud and would be able to follow it easily. 

I enjoyed finding out different ways for digital texts to become mp3 files. It gives me a lot of confidence that the future holds an equal education for all students, disabilities or not.