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Five studies compared speech-to-text with handwriting for students with a specific disability, and in general they found longer text with fewer mechanical errors when speech-to-text was used.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Five studies compared use of speech-to-text and handwriting for students with a specific disability. In general, all five studies found that written text was longer and had fewer mechanics errors, such as spelling, when speech-to-text was used.”
Speech-to-Text: Research, National Center on Educational Outcomes, National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO), University of Minnesota, Accommodations Toolkit, 2023, Research summary.
Open the original- What it measures
- The NCEO fact sheet summarizes research on speech-to-text as an accommodation. The quoted finding counts mechanics errors such as spelling.
- What it does not show
- Five studies is a small body of evidence, and the fact sheet does not separate ADHD from other disabilities. Longer text is not the same as better writing quality.