TextHelp Read & Write 10 GOLD

Training Workshop

22nd - 25th May 2012Jupiters Gold Coast Convention Centre

Queensland, Australia

www.spectronicsinoz.com/conference/2012

http://www.education.auckland.ac.nz/webdav/site/education/shared/about/centres/uacel/docs/frank-crowther-ppt.pdf

• Explaining to others 90%• Practice by doing 75%• Discussion 50%• Watching demonstrations 30%• Audiovisual 20%• Reading 10%• Listening 5%

Matching modes of learning and learning success rates?

Audio visual

Watching demonstrations

Discussion

Practice by doing

Explaining to others

Listening

Reading

Before we start……..

http://www.education.auckland.ac.nz/webdav/site/education/shared/about/centres/uacel/docs/frank-crowther-ppt.pdf

• Explaining to others 90%• Practice by doing 75%• Discussion 50%• Watching demonstrations 30%• Audiovisual 20%• Reading 10%• Listening 5%

Before we start……..

Introduction to

Read&Write 10 GOLD

• Speech • Spelling support• Word Prediction• Dictionaries• Sounds Like &Confusing words• Verb Checker• Scanning• Fact Folder• Fact Mapper• Screen Masking• Translator• Study Skills

• Choice of Toolbars:• All Features• Reading Features• Writing Features• Research Features• My Features• Study Skills

• Docks to sides or top

• Texthelp voices specifically tailored to its use

• Adapt the pronunciation of words

• Choice of on screen visual displays

• Speech Maker• Daisy Book Reader• Screenshot Reader• Pronunciation Tutor• Ability to read PDF files

• Speech enabled• Specific LD errors

identified• Audible definitions &

Sample sentences• Custom Dictionary• Auto corrections• Phonetic map• Error Log

• Learn as you type • Customise display • Customise database of

words suggested• Phonetic based predictions• Homophone Indicator• Dictionary Look up• Language Classifications

and context indicator• Speech feedback• Create and download word

banks

• Speech enabled• Choice of Basic,

Advanced or Web• Defines Nouns, Verbs

Adjectives and Adverbs• Easy to use• Sample sentences and

descriptions• Word Search• Browser buttons

Picture DictionaryOnline dictionary tool finds images/symbols for selected word

N.B. Requires internet connection

Sounds Like and Confusable Words

• Highlights homophones and confusing words

• Descriptions • Speech enabled• Options

• Change descriptions• Add other confusing words

Verb Checker

• This tool shows the verb conjugation details for the selected verb.

• A simple wizard helps the student locate the correct verb conjugation.

• More than 1500 verbs are included.

Scan to:•PDF - the scanned image looks exactly the same as the source image. Recommended if layout retention is important.•Word – used if editing the text is required.•HTML - automatically converted into a font size, colour and background colour of choice.

•Multi-page scanning. •WIA and TWAIN

• Performs Internet search on word(s)

• Range of search choices• Launches from any

application• Efficient way of searching

on a given subject

• Research / Revision aid• Author, Source,

Category cited• Output to MS Word or

HTML• Bibliography

• Online Mind Mapping utility

• Brainstorm, Revise, Outline

• Output to Word • Output to HTML

• Tint screen/window/line• Aid reading and improve

focus• Underline• Choice of colours• Has Spotlight option

• Online• Translate single word or

paragraph• Translation can be read• Adapt :

• Language• Voice Speed• Font Size

•Colour and collect text from multiple documents

•Will work in MS Word and Internet Explorer

•Produces a bibliography

•Colour and collect words

•Will work in MS Word and Internet Explorer

•Creates a Word document with meaning, symbol and room for notes

• Speech enabled• Standard & Scientific• Blackboard type audit trail• Undo button• 5 memory functions• In document calculations• Value converter

• Integrated voice recognition

• Speech supported training

• Alternative words• Simple to use• Speech feedback of

composed text