Texthelp Read & Write 10

• Pentium 4 1.8GHz Processor
• 1 GB RAM or greater
• 2 GB Free Disk Space
• Windows XP SP3 or Above
• Sound Card
• Good Quality Speakers
• DVD Player

Read&Write 10 is an introductory support toolbar designed to assist users who require extra assistance when reading or composing text. Similar to Read&Write GOLD, it has been designed as a 'floating' toolbar that will help improve reading and writing skills.

Read&Write 10 Speech
Read&Write 10's text-to-speech features offer a simple and accurate way to read documents.The software will read text aloud from websites, PDF documents, Word documents and any other text on screen by word, sentence or paragraph. Selected text can also be spoken aloud as the User types.

Read&Write 10 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 10 Spell Check
Read&Write 10 has an enhanced Phonetic Spell Checker to analyse and correct even more spelling mistakes than before.

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 10 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 10 Word Prediction
This feature enables the User to develop their writing skills by providing the tools to construct sentences with ease. As the User types, a list of suggestions will appear in the Prediction Panel. Subject specific or industry related vocabulary can be added to the prediction database to enhance the User experience.

The Read&Write 10 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 10 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 10 has seen great improvements in speed of processing and suggestion accuracy in comparison with previous versions.

Read&Write 10 Homophones
Read&Write 10 has a 'Sounds-Like' feature to allow you to identify and change words that are used in the wrong context. Words such as 'there', 'they're' and 'their' are homophones; they sound the same but have different meanings. Read&Write 10 will provide colour coding of confusable words and will list possible alternatives with audible definitions and sample sentences.

Read&Write 10 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 10 software ensures that each User identifies the correct word in the correct context.

Read&Write 10 Dictionary
The Read&Write 10 dictionary has been enhanced to include more words and improved definitions. Each word in the dictionary has a description and a sample sentence, all of which can be spoken aloud.

Read&Write 10 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 10 Study Skills Toolbar
The Study Skills Toolbar in Read&Write 10 is an additional toolbar where sections of text can be highlighted and collated together to produce study notes.

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 10 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 10 Word Wizard
The Read&Write 10 Word Wizard acts as a thesaurus for those times when you are "lost for words". It takes you from the word you know to the word you want.

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 10 to help find the word to use.

This feature increases vocabulary, understanding and efficiency.

Read&Write 10 Web Highlighting
Read&Write 10 will read any website, intranet or VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) The Web highlighting feature of Read&Write 10 allows the User to follow the highlighted word as it is spoken. This is of particular use for Users with literacy difficulties or visual impairments when accessing information online and it also aids the User's concentration and comprehension.

Read&Write 10 Daisy Reader
The DAISY Standard for Digital Accessible Documents is an open worldwide specification that revolutionises the reading experience for people who are blind or print disabled.

The Read&Write 10 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 10 Calculator
Read&Write 10 has an easy to use Basic Calculator. Not only does this provide the most common functions associated with a Basic Calculator but it also provides an audit trail so that each User can see their calculations as they go.