Read&Write Gold for English Language Learners · Read&Write Gold for English Language Learners...
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Read&Write Gold for English Language Learners Confidence. Independence. Success. Tool Text-to-Speech Talking Diconary Picture Diconary Speech Maker Pronunciaon Tutor Translator Phonec Spell Checker Word Predicon Sounds Like and Confusable Words Checker Verb Checker Speak as I Type Fact Folder Fact Mapper Study Skills Tools Vocabulary List Builder Voice Note How it Supports English Language Learners Listening Speaking Reading Wring Having digital text read aloud as it is being highlighted helps with comprehension and understanding, especially for those students who are struggling to learn a new language. Basic, advanced, and online talking diconaries are available to ensure that students understand the meaning for a specified word, expand their vocabulary, and improve reading comprehension. Images are provided to reinforce the meaning of a selected word. Allows students to make word associaons and increase their knowledge of the English language. Words, phrases, reading passages, and even homework can be saved as an MP3 file so students can listen to the text as well as orally repeat the passage to improve their auditory comprehension and fluency. This on-screen tutor helps students "see" how words are spoken and breaks down words by syllables to aid in pronunciaon. Students can translate single words, paragraphs, or blocks of text. Any digital content including on-screen selecons, website content, or digital textbooks can be translated and read aloud. Idenfies spelling errors, including phonec and flexible spelling, and displays a list of correctly spelled words and definions which can be read aloud to help students make the correcon. Completes the word being typed and suggests next words, enabling students to write without struggling to make correct word choice. Topic-specific word banks are also included with Word Predicon. Homophones or words that are easily confused are idenfied and alternaves with audible definions and sample sentences are given to ensure that students use the correct word while wring. Past, present, and future tense verb conjugaons are displayed for a selected verb. Opons are read aloud and the correct verb can be copied into the document. Makes choosing the correct verb an easy one. Students can have each word read aloud as they type or have an enre document read aloud when finished. As they listen, they can self-edit and correct their work before subming it. When conducng research, facts and images from web searches can be collected, organized, and stored, making it easier to prepare an assignment while increasing knowledge. The graphic organizer takes basic concepts and structures them visually – organizing elements with scky notes and imagery helps deepen understanding and can be used as the basis for wring assignments. Students can use different color highlighters to indicate areas needing clarificaon, points of importance, or expressions not understood. Highlights can also be extracted and saved to a word document. Highlight or input words to automacally create a vocabulary list that includes the words, text definions, and images to help expand the student’s vocabulary and knowledge base. Students who are learning to read and write in English, but can speak the language, can create Voice Notes to answer quesons or make notes. Teachers can also use it to provide instrucons or make comments. Read&Write Gold provides support for language acquision and crical literacy skill aainment. English Language Learners needs vary greatly – from those being introduced to English for the first me to those who are proficient in conversaonal English, but require addional support because of the complexity of the English language. What all English Language Learners do need is technology which supports their learning, the ability to work independently in a self-paced environment, and the opportunity to be acve and engaged learners. Read&Write Gold meets those needs by providing literacy support tools on a discrete customizable toolbar that integrates directly with common applicaons including Word, Google Docs, Pages, IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Adobe. © Texthelp Inc. All rights reserved. 600 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, MA 01801 • Tel: (888) 248-0652 • Fax: (866) 248-0652 • u.s.info@texthelp.com • www .texthelp.com
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Read&Write Gold for English Language LearnersConfidence. Independence. Success.
Tool Text-to-Speech
Talking Dictionary
Picture Dictionary
Speech Maker
Pronunciation Tutor
Translator
Phonetic Spell Checker
Word Prediction
Sounds Like and Confusable Words Checker
Verb Checker
Speak as I Type
Fact Folder
Fact Mapper
Study Skills Tools
Vocabulary List Builder
Voice Note
How it Supports English Language Learners Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Having digital text read aloud as it is being highlighted helps with comprehension and understanding, especially for those students who are struggling to learn a new language.Basic, advanced, and online talking dictionaries are available to ensure that students understand the meaning for a specified word, expand their vocabulary, and improve reading comprehension.Images are provided to reinforce the meaning of a selected word. Allows students to make word associations and increase their knowledge of the English language.Words, phrases, reading passages, and even homework can be saved as an MP3 file so students can listen to the text as well as orally repeat the passage to improve their auditory comprehension and fluency.
This on-screen tutor helps students "see" how words are spoken and breaks down words by syllables to aid in pronunciation.
Students can translate single words, paragraphs, or blocks of text. Any digital content including on-screen selections, website content, or digital textbooks can be translated and read aloud. Identifies spelling errors, including phonetic and flexible spelling, and displays a list of correctly spelled words and definitions which can be read aloud to help students make the correction. Completes the word being typed and suggests next words, enabling students to write without struggling to make correct word choice. Topic-specific word banks are also included with Word Prediction. Homophones or words that are easily confused are identified and alternatives with audible definitions and sample sentences are given to ensure that students use the correct word while writing.Past, present, and future tense verb conjugations are displayed for a selected verb. Options are read aloud and the correct verb can be copied into the document. Makes choosing the correct verb an easy one.Students can have each word read aloud as they type or have an entire document read aloud when finished. As they listen, they can self-edit and correct their work before submitting it. When conducting research, facts and images from web searches can be collected, organized, and stored, making it easier to prepare an assignment while increasing knowledge.The graphic organizer takes basic concepts and structures them visually – organizing elements with sticky notes and imagery helps deepen understanding and can be used as the basis for writing assignments.Students can use different color highlighters to indicate areas needing clarification, points of importance, or expressions not understood. Highlights can also be extracted and saved to a word document.Highlight or input words to automatically create a vocabulary list that includes the words, text definitions, and images to help expand the student’s vocabulary and knowledge base.Students who are learning to read and write in English, but can speak the language, can create Voice Notes to answer questions or make notes. Teachers can also use it to provide instructions or make comments.
Read&Write Gold provides support for language acquisition and critical literacy skill attainment. English Language Learners needs vary greatly – from those being introduced to English for the first time to those who are proficient in conversational English, but require additional support because of the complexity of the English language. What all English Language Learners do need is technology which supports their learning, the ability to work independently in a self-paced environment, and the opportunity to be active and engaged learners. Read&Write Gold meets those needs by providing literacy support tools on a discrete customizable toolbar that integrates directly with common applications including Word, Google Docs, Pages, IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Adobe.
© Texthelp Inc. All rights reserved.
600 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, MA 01801 • Tel: (888) 248-0652 • Fax: (866) 248-0652 • [email protected] • www.texthelp.com
