Technology‐assisted instruction has potential for helping students improve their reading skills. In the current studies, PowerPoint software was used to supplement teacher‐led reading instruction for elementary‐aged students with disabilities who struggled with phoneme blending to read words. The effectiveness of the intervention was assessed using two multiple probe design studies across sets of words based on an onset‐rime (word family) strategy. In Study 1, teacher‐led instruction was paired with technology‐assisted instruction for all intervention sessions for three students in first and second grade. In Study 2, teacher‐led instruction occurred between baseline and technology‐assisted intervention sessions for three students in third and fourth grade. During the initial instruction sessions, participants recorded their own voices onto PowerPoint slides so that their technology‐assisted instruction included self‐modelling. Results of both studies indicated that technology‐assisted instruction can be effective for helping students learn how to blend phonemes to read words; however, performance varied and there were limitations in each study that should be addressed in future research. Relevant implications for classroom instruction are emphasized.
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