Read&Write GOLD 10 - Texthelp Systems
Literacy solutions for ALL readers
Doug Rosette – d.rosette@texthelp.com
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Today’s Presentation
• Texthelp Systems Background
• RWG Overview/Demonstration
• Wrap-Up / Questions
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Texthelp – Systems, Inc.
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Worldwide leader of literacy support software solutions
Founded in Antrim, Belfast, Northern Ireland – 1996
120 Employees
North American Headquarters – Woburn (Boston) MA
Microsoft Certified Gold Partner
Apple and Adobe Solutions Developers
Best In Tech 2010: RTI - Finding the right response for interventions. Read&Write
GOLD was recently chosen for a Scholastic Administrator Best in Tech 2010 - RTI
award. Chosen by administrators
Education Division – Read&Write Gold, Fluency Tutor,
Publishing Division – Lexiflow and Speechstream – Deliver online
support developed into curriculum such as Pearson, Discovery Ed,
Houghton Mifflin – Publishers building RWG into their content
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What is Read&Write GOLD?
• Floating Toolbar that sits at the top of screen
• Each icon is a powerful tool.
• These tools help students with reading, writing, study
skills and research
• Our tools motivate students and empower them to
be successful while building confidence and selfesteem.
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RWG Support Tools –
by Design
Reading Support Tools
Writing Support Tools
Research/Study Support Tools
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Success For All – Where does Read&Write Gold help
“Technology can help in intangible ways”
Helps all students with various learning challenges, such as:
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Dyslexia – Decoding
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Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic learning
Research - Bibliography (Support Tools)
Phonetic Spellers - Writing
ESL/ELL Learners – Translation
Low Self-Esteem - Dependent Learners
Bi-modal approach to reading — text is highlighted in context as
it is spoken aloud - Jerome Elkind – 1993 – using computer based
readers to improve comprehension for students with dyslexia –
bimodal approach to reading. “Annals of Dyslexia”
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Why Read&Write Gold
• Engage students in THEIR environment one they are familiar with
and actually use, such as MS Office, Adobe PDFs, Internet Explorer
and Daisy.
• They get to be “like” everyone else.
• A wide variety of tools incorporating aspects of a variety of packages
into one solution set or toolbar
• Flexible teacher toolkit allows tailoring to individual student needs
• Motivate Students and monitor their progress
• Research based and Proven Successful for students
• Ease of Implementation
• Addresses DI, UDL, and RTI
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WEB 2.0 Integration
Internet Explorer, Firefox,
Open Office & Safari
All Microsoft Word
Documents
Paper based…
Textbooks, Worksheets or
Formative Assessments
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
Documents
Converts digital text to
MP3 audio files
Read&Write GOLD reads DIRECTLY with Virtual all of
computer-based applications:
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Professional Development
• Free Webinar Schedule for more
information visit www.texthelp.com
• Built in Video Tours
• Free Demo Downloads available
• (Texthelp US) You-tube Channel
• Friend Us on Facebook and Twitter
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New Features
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Picture Dictionary
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Verb Checker
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Simple wizard to help students see correct verb conjugations
Supplies suggestions if entered verb is not found
Contains 1000 verb conjugations
Study Skills Vocabulary Tool
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Displays image(s) for selected text or typed entry
Definitions also available
Works with clipboard text
Requires online connection
Image Caching
Uses the Study Skills highlighters to build a vocabulary list
Creates an MS Word document with words, dictionary definitions and pictures
Word List can also be entered manually
New Version 10 Feature Video Tours
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Live Demo
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