Software executive: How we help students with learning disabilities to succeed

Assistive software can help students with disabilities such as autism and dyslexia, says Neil MacGregor, vice president for learner development at goQ Software. The company's WordQ and SpeakQ programs help students improve their reading and writing skills with speech recognition, word prediction and verbal feedback. "This is a bridge for the disconnect between ability and knowledge and performance that we see a lot with kids and individuals," he said. SeacoastOnline (Portsmouth, N.H.) (tiered subscription model) (6/6) http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110606-BIZ-106060301