Cognitive re scaling with assistive technology
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This document discusses cognitive re-scaling with assistive technology to make text more accessible and comprehensible for learners. Traditional approaches focus on decoding text, but cognitive re-scaling alters the cognitive difficulty through summarization, supporting vocabulary, and visualization tools. Summarization reduces text to key points, supporting vocabulary pre-teaches difficult words, and visualization tools like infographics and mind maps help organize information visually for most learners.
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