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Amazing - so many students benefit from it, several of our dyslexics find it invaluable and we have one girl who sounds very similar to your student - if only she had been given dragon she probably wouldn't need a scribe for her exams. Incidentally I just seen dragon recommended for a student with a speech problem - the idea is that having to speak slowly and clearly for the computer to understand him will help to train his voice - far cheaper than a speech therapist! Why on earth are some individuals in the system so penny pinching? Dr John S Conway Disability Officer Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS 01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219 http://www.rac.ac.uk/~john_conway/ <http://www.rac.ac.uk/~john_conway/> <file:///\\[log in to unmask]> email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of R.Fidler Sent: 01 June 2005 08:39 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Dragon naturally speaking I recently conducted a DSA needs assessment for a dyslexic student and recommended Dragon; the student had difficulty articulating ideas in a written form, but was able to express herself verbally in a competant manner. The LEA has responded by saying that "Dragon Naturally Speaking has been deemed unsuitable for students with specific learning difficulties". I personally find that voice-activated software is only suitable for some dyslexic students, depending upon their weaknesses in writing and their verbal abilities, but a general ruling seems rather strange to me. I have challenged this, but has anyone else experienced this view or know on what basis it has been suggested. Regards Rob Fidler Univ of Surrey and CELT assessor.