Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 23:19:15 -0700
From: Sheridan Sharp <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: (Fwd) Software Advice
> From: "JULIEVN" <[log in to unmask]>
> Organization: Pembrokeshire College
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 16:35:51 0000
> Subject: Software Advice
> Priority: normal
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> Has anyone got any comments on the usefulness of both" Dragon
> Dictate" and "Text Help" for support for Dyslexics. Any suggestions
> on other specialist software.
>Dear Julie,
My son uses dragon dictate and text help. He finds that it takes away his
difficulty with written work. He can dictate into the computer allowing
him to maintain his train of thought. It relieves the stress of spelling
the common words he can't remember. Being an impatient lad it also allows
him to use the word processor at a speed better than he can presently
type. The program did take a while to "bed down" and my son's voice
breaking didn't help!!
The Text help type program we have gives him instant feed back when he is
typing allowing him to identify errors quickly. The he doesn't like the
american accent though. We have a program called Keystone.
regards
Sheridan
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