Tell us if you feel this page contains inappropriate content. These devices are about the size of a felt marker pen. They allow a student to scan an individual word and hear the word decoded in synthesized speech. Others, instead of speech, use a small LED screen to show the word phonetically followed by a definition. These devices allow a student to scan an unfamiliar word and, in the case of the speech synthesizers, hear the work pronounced.
Students are often able to recognize more spoken words than they are able to read.
Devices that use an LED screen display a pronunciation key and a definition as aids to word recognition and comprehension. The above content was researched and written by Frank Sopper . This item has been edited by Learning Network staff.