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Read & Write GOLD for Mac LR2523
Read & Write GOLD for Mac is designed to provide literacy support for users of all ages and abilities who need help with reading and writing. Used in conjunction with mainstream computer applications, Read&Write GOLD for Mac allows users to develop their literacy skills and enjoy greater independence. Now quoting site licenses - Call Today!
Features
- Text to Speech: hear text read aloud in conjunction with dual highlighting; it even works with Flash and Text embedded within graphics
- Phonetic Spell Checker: analyzes and corrects spelling and returns suggestions for common spelling errors, and those errors which are common with dyslexia
- Word Prediction: learns the writer's style and predicts the word they are typing and the word they want to use next, and prediction can be modified by manually adding words. Indicators beside each word show context accuracy to avoid grammatical errors.
- Talking Dictionary: each word in the dictionary has a description and sample sentence, all of which can be spoken, along with alternative suggestions
- Homophone Checker: color codes confusable words and lists possible alternatives with audible definitions and sample sentences
- Screenshot Reader: used to read aloud all text, including text that is embedded within an image or video or is contained within inaccessible flash. Simply click the toolbar button and surround the area you would like read. The selected text will be analyzed with an OCR process and be read aloud with highlighting.
- Speech Maker: allows the conversion of text to MP3, WMA or WAV files
- DAISY Reader: allows users to read their DAISY Books while working within Read & Write GOLD, and includes a dual color highlighting option
- One Touch Scanning: scans paper-based documents or saved images into MS Word, HTML, MS Excel or PDF format, and the text may be read aloud and edited
- Fact Finder: performs a web search through your default search engine
- Online Fact Mapper: produces a visual representation of facts and ideas on screen, and is useful for idea mapping, brainstorming, outlining, revising, and drafting work
- Screen Masking: tints the screen using any number of colors, and masks areas of the window apart from the reading or typing area, and is helpful to users who have trouble focusing
- Online Translator: translates into multiple languages and speaks the translation aloud while highlighting
- PDFaloud: speech-enables PDF files (provided the file's security settings allow for text copying) with dual highlighting support, and provides options for controlling voice output settings, using a dictionary and calculator, and searching the internet
- Study Skills Tools: highlights and extracts text from any document or website to create study guides, outlines, etc. This is particularly useful when you want to select text and categorize it separately by type (e.g., main ideas, supporting details, vocabulary words, etc.). Students can highlight each type with a different color, and then collect the highlighted text and create a new document.
- Integration with Microsoft Word for Mac: Integrated with MS Word for Mac 2008, with the following tools: read aloud with dual color highlighting, phonetic spell checker, homophone checker, word prediction, and study skills tools
- Read Safari Web Content: Read aloud web content with highlighting.
- Text Transfer: Automatically transfer text from any Mac application to Read&Write Gold for Mac. Text can be returned to the original document with a click of a button.
Program Goals
- Improve reading fluency and comprehension
- Facilitate reasearch, writing, and studying
- Encourage independence and inclusion
- Provide tools suited for instructional support across all RTI Tiers
- Support the principles of UDL
- Integrate mainsteam applications
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System Requirements
- Intel Core 2 Duo
- 1.83 GHz processor
- Mac OS 10.4 or above
- 512 MB RAM (1 GB preferred)
- 1.5 GB of free disk space
- Speakers, Sound Card, DVD Player (for installation purposes only)
- Internet connection for certain features
- PDFaloud requires Adobe Reader or Acrobat Version 9
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