Speech-to-text removes barriers such as spelling and keyboarding when students engage in writing. After, students can use text-to-speech to further edit and enhance their writing.
As young children learn to write effectively, major goals include using writing to communicate, to persuade, to inform, to learn, to reflect, to learn about one’s self, and to entertain others.
Ways to motivate struggling and reluctant writers include offering freedom of choice and creating opportunities for writing that are not associated with assessment.
