Reading assistance Reading assistance is having another person read text out loud and is thought of as translating the language from visual to oral form. This assistance is often performed by a teacher on tests and other required reading, but can be done by a peer who is informally asked to read a short passage. Modified visual reading Modified visual reading requires recognizing the limits of the dyslexic students visual reading, modifying unrealistic expectations, and making better use of visual reading for completing daily tasks. For now, this procedure is the best way to get students' good oral language into print, but it will be replaced by voice recognition programs on computers, as soon as computers can efficiently take dictation from students and print it directly to the screen. Initially, students are not as fluent using this method but they are more independent since they correct most of their errors on their own.
Students dictate to a person who writes what the students say.
As in the use of Reading Assistance, this is best viewed as translating the language from one form to another. Being effective with this method not only requires ability to concentrate and organize language while dictating but it also requires social skills, task commitment, and self confidence. While the level of independence in performing this method of writing is low, it requires simple technology that is widely available. Soon, they are using alternative methods for writing letters and papers. The power and information that is available through print is theirs.