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The Bredtvet Report, 2001, on Norwegian dyslexia institute work with Yak-Yak

The report concludes that working with language technology, particularly the Yak-Yak language processor software and synthetic speech, leads to remarkable developments in dyslexic children's reading and writing skills. After a few days 11 out of 12 students produced interesting and age-corresponding texts that were almost entirely free of errors i five days.

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The Rockridge Report on the Yak-Yak language processor 1999

Six LD students (age 13-14) at Rockridge Junior Secondary School, Vancouver, Canada participated in a one-week intensive course on the use of Yak-Yak, speech software, Internet, etc.

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Radøy study

Project Report "Supporting self-support - A study of the computer program Yak-Yak in Norwegian schools" by Superintendent of Schools, Trygve Ellingsen, Radøy County, Norway. Part 1 of the report, describing the study and its conclusions, is available in English:

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Parts 2 and 3 exist in the Norwegian language versions, covering the statistical analysis, and case studies, with teacher and student remarks.

Part 2: download (pdf, 96K) (in Norwegian).
Part 3: download (pdf, 188K) (in Norwegian).

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