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not be used for students with visual impairments if the font is being enlarged to a
size exceeding 24. This is consistent with the findings of McLoughlin and Kamei-
Hannan (2018) that students had higher fluency when reading on an electronic
tablet compared to paper. Instead of discarding the program's use with this
population altogether, it seems that the present findings support the claims of
Layton and Koenig (1998) that TSVIs must develop teaching strategies to enhance
the development of the students' literacy skills and are a vital part of daily
instruction. Future research should replicate the use of these adaptations with other
students with visual impairments.
