Using Home Assistant Devices to Help Kids With Learning Disabilities
There's a lot of buzz these days about home assistive devices, like Amazon Echo and Google Home. But did you know that these tools can serve as forms of assistive technology for kids with...
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More and more families are using home assistant devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home. With just a few spoken words, these devices, sometimes called smart speakers, can play music, turn off the lights, and even tell you a joke. What you might not know is that these devices can also help kids with learning and attention issues. Here are a few ways home assistants can be used as assistive technology. They can help with spelling. Alexa, how do you spell "Mississippi"? Mississippi is spelled M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. They can help with definitions and synonyms. OK Google, what does dyslexia mean? Dyslexia, a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect gener...
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More and more families are using home assistant devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home. With just a few spoken words, these devices, sometimes called smart speakers, can play music, turn off the lights, and even tell you a joke. What you might not know is that these devices can also help kids with learning and attention issues. Here are a few ways home assistants can be used as assistive technology. They can help with spelling. Alexa, how do you spell "Mississippi"? Mississippi is spelled M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. They can help with definitions and synonyms. OK Google, what does dyslexia mean? Dyslexia, a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect gener...
