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Texthelp Read & Write 9
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Product Code - 82480
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| Latest features Read&Write 9 is an introductory support toolbar designed to assist users who require extra assistance when reading or composing text. It has been designed as a 'floating' toolbar that will help improve reading and writing skills, with features such as speech feedback, phonetic spell checking, word prediction & homophone support to cover every aspect of the learning spectrum. Read&Write 9 Speech Read&Write 9 comes with new Texthelp Voices - Tim and Tina. The voices have been specifically designed for Education purposes to ensure that students have the best listening experience. Words are highlighted as they are spoken for audio-visual reinforcement, increasing word recognition levels. Screen reading of on-screen text, menus and icons is also available. Read&Write 9 Spell Check The User can choose to check spelling as they type or check their completed document. Spelling mistakes will be identified and the Spelling Helper window will provide a list of suggested corrections with the meanings of each to aid the correct choice. The Phonetic Spell Checker assists the user in correcting the most complex of errors. Colour coded identification of errors helps the User to identify their mistakes. This feature provides literacy support for users with learning difficulties as all spelling suggestions and dictionary definitions can be read aloud. An error log gives the educator the opportunity to monitor an individual User's progress. The latest spell checking facility provided by Read&Write 9 has an improved ability to suggest the word a User is looking for. This improvement in the probability of suggested words is likely to further assist the User in their aim to produce a high standard of work. Read&Write 9 Word Prediction The Read&Write 9 Word Predictor learns the User's style of writing and predicts the word they want to use next. The prediction database has been enhanced with many more new words and improvements have been made to the speed of processing and suggestion accuracy. Read&Write 9 continues to allow Users to select from context-specific prediction files such as Arts, Beliefs and Books. This further enhances the relevance of the suggestions made by the User. Users can also edit the contents of their custom dictionary and can edit the prediction suggestions to better suit their requirements. Indicators beside each word show context accuracy. This means Users will be less likely to make a grammatical error, thereby increasing the quality of their work. The Word Prediction feature of Read&Write 9 has seen great improvements in speed of processing and suggestion accuracy in comparison with previous versions. Read&Write 9 Homophones Read&Write 9 has an improved homophone database with the option to select from basic or advanced homophone suggestions. By identifying and providing audible definitions of homophones, Read&Write 9 software ensures that each User identifies the correct word in the correct context. Read&Write 9 Dictionary Read&Write 9 includes our own commissioned dictionary giving enhanced definitions and a choice of basic or advanced dictionaries. This increases understanding for students and tailors the product to suit the needs of individual Users. Read&Write 9 Study Skills Toolbar Often when reading notes, books or journals we use coloured markers to highlight pieces of text, which are of particular relevance to the subject we are studying. With the Study Skills Toolbar in Read&Write 9 this same ability is brought to the computer. It can be used within Microsoft Word or Internet Explorer. The Study Skills toolbar can now be used to collect highlights from previously highlighted documents which have been saved. Within the Study Skills Toolbar, there is also a Summarise tool. This can be used within any Windows based application. The User simply highlights the text they want to summarise and clicks on the Summarise icon, choosing what percentage of the text they want in their summary. The summary is transferred into a new Word document, within which the User can alter the percentage further. Read&Write 9 Word Wizard The Word Wizard provides a great choice of alternative words and provides a list of linking words. Each of the descriptions and sample sentences can be read by Read&Write 9 to help find the word to use. This feature increases vocabulary, understanding and efficiency. Read&Write 9 Web Highlighting Read&Write 9 Daisy Reader The Read&Write 9 software contains Daisy Reading technology and allows Users to read their Daisy Books while working within the Read&Write program. Dual colour highlighting allows Users with learning difficulties such as dyslexia to follow each word on the screen as it is spoken. It is also possible to bookmark sections of pertinent text. Read&Write 9 Calculator |
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