"How Coyote Stole Fire"
an online e-book created by UDL Editions by CAST
Kurzweil 3000
Both Kurzweil 3000 and UDL Editions by CAST feature a computer voice component that reads text to the student. I have the same criticism of online e-books by UDL Editions by CAST as I do of the computer software Kurzweil 3000. The narrated computer voice in each program is choppy and not fluent. The voice in each program also is unable to discriminate between homophones and therefore pronounces words that may be spelled the same but pronounced differently the same way.
With the above criticism taken into account, Kurzweil 3000 and UDL Editions by CAST are both making strides in text-based accessibility to students who may have been previously unable to take part in the comprehension process.
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