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Effect of digital highlighting on reading comprehension given text-to-speech technology for people with aphasia

deVille, Camille Rae

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2020, Master of Arts, Miami University, Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Many people with aphasia have a desire to participate in reading activities despite persistent reading challenges. Digital reading devices and text-to-speech (TTS) technology are increasing in popularity and have the potential to help people with aphasia. Systematic investigation of modifiable TTS features provides a means of exploring this potential. This study’s primary aim was to evaluate the effect of digital highlighting synchronized with TTS on reading comprehension by people with aphasia. A secondary purpose was to explore the highlighting preferences of people with aphasia. Twenty-five adults with aphasia read and listened to passages presented in three synchronized highlighting conditions: sentence highlighting, single word highlighting, and no highlighting. Participants answered comprehension questions, selected most and least preferred conditions, and provided feedback explaining highlighting preferences. Comprehension accuracy did not vary significantly across presentation conditions, but participants preferred either single word or sentence highlighting over no highlighting. Neither word or sentence highlighting benefitted nor hindered comprehension by people with aphasia as a group, but individual differences were evident. Clinicians should attend to individual preferences when implementing digital highlighting as a reading support strategy.
Kelly Knollman-Porter, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Advisor)
Jessica Brown, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Committee Member)
Arnold Olszewski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Committee Member)
Courtney Robinson, M.S., CCC-SLP (Committee Member)
39 p.

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  • deVille, C. R. (2020). Effect of digital highlighting on reading comprehension given text-to-speech technology for people with aphasia [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami158629144312354

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • deVille, Camille. Effect of digital highlighting on reading comprehension given text-to-speech technology for people with aphasia. 2020. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami158629144312354.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • deVille, Camille. "Effect of digital highlighting on reading comprehension given text-to-speech technology for people with aphasia." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami158629144312354

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)