Literacy support
Literacy support software can be used to help people with problems such as dyslexia or developmental delay, and includes voice recognition and word completion software.
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 An excellent piece of software using state of the art voice recognition technology to help people with poor fine motor skills navigate and get the most out of a computer.
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Penfriend XP and XL Penfriend XP is a word completion program which is particularly useful for people with dyslexia, poor motor skills or delayed learning. XL is a version of the software that can be used with languages other than English.
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Writing with Symbols 2000 This is a word processor with speech and symbol support.
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EdWord and EdWeb These are a simple talking word processor and web browser with symbol support to which an on-screen grid of letters and words can be added.
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Grid Maker Grid Maker is an accessory for EdWord and EdWeb. It is used to create grids which can be programmed to carry out different tasks. |
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Clicker 5 This software is aimed at increasing children's literacy skills through the use of pictures, speech and grids.
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Microsoft Reader Software for showing books on the screen in a way similar to actually holding the book and reading it |
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Symbol Sets Symbol sets to add in to clicker 5 or Writing with symbols. |
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First Keys 2 This is a program which is designed to improve literacy skills through a series of tasks and games
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TextHelp Screen Reader 4 This low cost screen-reader software is intended for people with learning disabilities or visual impairment.
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ProtoType 3 This is a quick and easy way to help people with physical disabilities, dyslexia or delayed literacy skills improve the speed or accuracy of their typing.
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WordTalk WordTalk reads aloud on-screen text in Microsoft Word to help those with reading difficulties. It is an add-on that works with any version from MS Word 97 to the latest version. |
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Dasher and Speech Dasher Useful software for people who are unable to type using a keyboard. By pointing at letters it is possible to form words. |
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TextHelp Read and Write Screen reading, word completion and literacy help, all in one package.
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Sayz Me A screen reader that will read text aloud. Useful for the visually impaired and people with literacy problems
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TextEase Studio CT TextEase is a full set of software tools compiled in one software package, including, among others, paint, graphics and database programs.
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