Recommended Language Tool for Students with weak English and/or Dyslexia

READ & WRITE GOLD VERSION 10

Desktop Icon used to launch Read & Write 10 GOLD on a workstation looks like the below:

When clicked, the Read & Write Toolbar will open. You may drag the Toolbar to any side of the desktop that are comfortable with.

The Full version of the Toolbar can be activated by clicking the down arrow next to

Select Current Toolbar -> All Features.

READ & WRITE 10 GOLD

Click the down arrow next to Scroll to All Video Tours -> select any video tour.

These are easy to learn videos which will help you to understand how each component of the Read & Write Toolbar works.

VIDEO TOURS

The Spelling option will automatically spell-check any document or web page which is active.

Spell Aloud will help to spell a selected word. Please view the Spelling Video Tour to learn it all.

SPELLING -

The Prediction option will attempt to predict the word that you are trying to type in a document.

Example: If you type ‘A tomato is a red fr’ the Prediction would be as below.

Please view the Prediction Video Tour to learn it all.

PREDICTION -

The Dictionary option allows to search from Basic, Advanced and Web definitions.

Please view the Dictionary Video Tour to learn it all.

DICTIONARY -

The Picture Dictionary describes a word with a picture.

Please view the Picture Dictionary Tour to learn it all.

PICTURE DICTIONARY -

The Word Wizard helps to show examples of how a word can be used as a Noun, Verb, Adjective and/or Adverb.

Please view the Word Wizard Tour to learn it all.

WORD WIZARD -

Homophones options will help to identify words which sound similar but have diff erent meanings.

Please view the Homophones Video Tours to learn it all.

HOMOPHONES -

Verb Check helps to show examples in past, present and future tense.

Please view the Verb Checker Video Tour to learn it all.

VERB CHECKER -

Calculator helps to evaluate and read out mathematical items.

Please view the Calculator Video Tour to learn it all.

CALCULATOR -

By Shading text in any Microsoft Offi ce Document, Word Pad, Notepad or a Web Page, you may press the PLAY, PAUSE, REWIND, FORWARD and STOP buttons to activate the option to read the selection aloud.

Please view the Speech Video Tour to learn it all.

READ SELECTED TEXT -

Screenshot Reader helps to read all words captured in a selected region in a document (including text from graphs and tables).

Please view the Screenshot Reader Video to learn it all.

SCREENSHOT READER -

Speech Maker converts up to 20,000 characters into a sound fi le (WAV/MP3) when text is selected.

Please view the Speech Maker Video Tour to learn it all.

SPEECH MAKER -

Daisy Reader allows to read out documents which are saved as a Daisy Digital Talking Book.

Please view the Daisy Reader Video Tour to learn it all.

DAISY READER -

Pronunciation Tutor reads aloud any text which is typed in.

Please view the Pronunciation Tutor Video to learn it all.

PRONUNCIATION TUTOR -

Fact Finder finds any online articles that relate to a selected word, phrase or sentence.

Please view the Fact Finder Video Tour to learn it all.

FACT FINDER -

Fact Folder helps to systematically store information from online sources along with what is needed for an automatic Bibliography.

Please view the Fact Folder Video Tour to learn it all.

FACT FOLDER -

Fact Mapper allows the visualization and linking of facts and information. A reliable Internet connection is recommended.

Please view the Fact Mapper Video Tour to learn it all.

FACT MAPPER -

Screen Masking changes the shading of the screen so that text is easier to read.

Please view the Screen Masking Video Tour to learn it all.

SCREEN MASKING -

Translator helps to find equivalent words in French, Spanish, German and Italian.

Please view the Translator Video Tour to learn it all.

TRANSLATOR -

PDF allows selected text from a PDF document to be read aloud.

This feature is similar to the ‘READ SELECTED TEXT’ explained earlier.

PDF ALOUD -

Study Skills Highlighters help to highlight portions of text in a saved document in diff erent colors.

Please view the Study Skills Video Tour to learn it all.

STUDY SKILLS HIGHLIGHTERS -

Offi cial TEXTHELP Website: http://www.texthelp.com/UK

YouTube Video for Read & Write 10 Training: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7tDqtihkPI

REFERENCE MATERIAL