title: Spelling on the fly: investigating a pentop computer to improve the spelling skills of three elementary students with disabilities.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a pentop computer and accompanying spelling software on the spelling accuracy and academic engagement behavior in three elementary students with disabilities who were served in a resource room setting. Using a multiple baseline across students single subject research design, researchers determined student use of the pentop computer--the FLYPen--and its spelling software may serve as an equivalent intervention to traditional spelling instruction. While academic engagement performance increased considerably for students when using the FLYPen, results indicated little to no improvement over traditional instruction in spelling accuracy. Implications and suggestions for future research are presented.
authors.affiliation: Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
authors.forename: Teresa Taber
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Doughty
authors.forename: Emily C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Bouck
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bassette
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szwed
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flanagan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male