Today in class groups presesnted software that is available pertaining to reading and writing. I will mention a few of the main points from some of the software.
Kurzwell: Has an excellent program tool bar . The tool bar is color coded for ease of use. You can scan books, textbooks, tests with approval. Dual highlighting system. Picture dictionary as well as word dictionary. Voice notes good for kids who have difficulty writing. In any article scanned you can insert bubble notes. These can be multiple choice questions that the student can answer when reading. An excellent program but is pricey. We will be given time to explore Kurzwell next class so look for more info here.
My Study Bar Hotnotes- post it notes on your computer. Sunbird portable calendar will give alarms to remind students about tasks. Thunder reader- will tell you what you are doing as you go along, will not read what is on the internet. I like the small tool bar doesn’t take up a lot of screen space. Tiny Spell will ding when you have made a spelling mistake and give you the proper spelling good for students who have fine motor difficulties. Magnifier ,Rapid typing- typing tutor
Read and Write Gold: The was the software we presented to the class. It has many great features including text to speech, pronouncialtion tutor, PDF reader. I thought the reasearch tools were great. They were Cact Mapper, Fact Finder and Fact Folder. For a ton of more information here is our blog address. http://assistivetechgroupies.blogspot.com/
Natural Reader: One important feature it is FREE!! It will read any text aloud.
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