Dear All,
Does anyone know how this is better, if at all, than Read & Write Gold?
Regards,
Celia
At 12:10 05/10/2005, Charlotte Hatton-Smith wrote:
>Dear All
>
>Following on from the discussion regarding the channel 4 program,
>"The Myth of Dyslexia," this was an interesting view, as being
>dyslexic myself I know to well that the word "Dyslexia" is just a
>word, a label, of which us British insist on using to help feel
>secure in trying to understand something.
>
>Therefore the program could not deny the fact that there is a
>problem but we just can never be sure exactly what it is. However,
>there are still those who see it as lazyness or lack of intelligence
>because they do not understand. Being a uni student myself, there is
>obviously a learning support service but the facilities are limited,
>I have been looking for something at a reasonable price to purchase
>to assist with note taking and reading, as this is the where I find
>it hard to process all the information or jot down quickly enough....
>
>Our university had a visit from Dolphin Computer Access, regarding
>their new software for people with reading and writing difficulties.
>I was extremely impressed with "Producer" which was able to create
>audio books at a click of a button, as well as being able to
>transfer this onto an MP3 player. I was most impressed at how simple
>and practicle it was!
>
>I suggested that all teachers have this program and use it to send
>info and work to students. For those with difficulty like myself its
>brilliant and just makes the process quick and easy for all
>students, no matter what their shape or size!
>
>
><http://www.dolphinedu.com/>http://www.dolphinedu.com/
>
>Kind Regards
>
>Charlie
>
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Regards,
Celia L. Cockburn
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