Teacher-Created Electronic Books: Integrating Technology to Support Readers With Disabilities by Joan A. Rhosed, Tammy M. Milby

The new rules of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 in the U.S. has given us the ultimatum that every student and teacher is held accountable for their actions in the classroom. Today, students with special needs are being identified at a hugely increasing rate. The need for one on one instruction and interaction is needed to an extremely large degree in the classroom. Some schools offer the support needs for students and some cannot afford enough aids, or special education teachers to fully create a greater climate for learning. In this article it discusses the need  for something more... Many of the students in today's society are constantly in need of interaction in order to keep both motivation and learning very high. 

Therefore, this article gives us a solution in which we are studying now, which is using electronic books or e-books to help boost learning. The use of electronic books has been proven throughout many different special education classrooms across the U.S. The electronic books can either be purchased in a store or online for a price. But, another way of introducing them without having to pay any money would be through Microsoft PowerPoint. A teacher can use text, graphics, and a voice over. This has been reported to be able to boost both fluency, and comprehension. The only cost is really the teachers time and effort. This time and effort is something that will pay off substantially in the future, when students need differentiated instruction within the classroom. The use of technology in the classroom is something that is very important, and is a skill that will be used significantly more year by year.