Texthelp Read & Write 4 GOLD for MAC

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Read&Write 4 GOLD FOR MAC is designed to provide literacy support for Apple MAC Users of all ages and abilities who need help with their reading and writing.
The software takes the form of a flexible toolbar that integrates with MS Word 2008 and Safari. Read&Write 4 GOLD FOR MAC is the most user-friendly, yet comprehensive toolbar available to assist students with reading and writing difficulties.
"The ability to selectively mask the screen means that there are no longer any distractions from the work you are doing. This will help those who are easily distracted, and will help everyone focus more on the work they are doing. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC has gone one step further with their screenshot reader, which now allows the user to have more documents read aloud. As a result, the user is no longer limited to the documents they can work with. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC now comes in a handy mobile version, perfect for those who use different computers throughout the day! Now that Read&Write can be taken everywhere, you are not limited and can continue your work anytime, anywhere."
Ben Wiltshire, Student, Bournemouth University

Features and Benefits

Speech Feedback

Speech feedback is a key feature of Read&Write GOLD for MAC to help users with literacy difficulties when they encounter problems when reading. Not only can Read&Write GOLD for MAC read as the student types but it can also read back completed text either from Read&Write GOLD for MAC itself or imported from other applications.
The result of this is that users do not have to struggle to comprehend written information as they can have the text played back to them in an audio format. This enables users to work more efficiently as they do not need to spend large amounts of time reading text and gives them more independence as they don’t need help to read.

Phonetic Spell Checker

The spell checking facility provided by mainstream word processors such as Apple Works and MS Word can often not fully meet the needs of users with literacy difficulties. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC has an advanced Phonetic Spell Checker that has been developed by educators and dyslexia experts to ensure that even the most unusual spelling errors are recognised. Mirror letters and phonetic errors are among those identified. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC’s spell checker will correct even more spelling mistakes than before. Corrections are based on the user’s own spelling patterns. Dictionary definitions of the suggested corrections can be read aloud. This enables Users to build their vocabulary and confidence.

Homophone Support

Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC’s Homophone Checker identifies and highlights like-sounding words. It suggests audible definitions and replacements, helping the user to apply the right word within the context of their work. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC will check your document and highlight all homophones. You can verify each homophone by reading the definitions aloud. You can check homophones as you type, or check the entire document once typing is complete, by pressing the Homophone button. Homophones will be displayed in the colour of your choice.

Word Prediction

Essential in developing literacy and vocabulary skills as it gives the user confidence to expand their vocabulary and develop their writing style. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC has a Talking Dictionary that can be used to provide definitions and alternative words. Having access to a dictionary feature is essential in developing literacy and vocabulary skills as it gives the user confidence to expand their vocabulary and develop their writing style.

Talking Dictionary

Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC has the ability to read web pages from Safari. The User simply hovers their mouse over the text and it will be read aloud in a human-sounding voice. The words are highlighted as the text is read to reinforce comprehension. It is becoming more and more important that people of all abilities can access and utilise online information. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC’s Safari Web Highlighting provides access to online information for those who have previously found the internet difficult to navigate.

Web Page Reading

Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC has the ability to read web pages from Safari. The User simply hovers their mouse over the text and it will be read aloud in a human-sounding voice. The words are highlighted as the text is read to reinforce comprehension.

Daisy Reader

The Daisy Book reader makes it possible for Daisy Books to be read aloud and is particularly useful for people with visual impairments or those who struggle to read long passages of text. The Daisy Book reader benefits from Texthelp’s dual colour highlighting, a technique which has proven to increase comprehension levels among struggling readers.

Scanning with OCR

Even in this electronic age so much information is still paper based, whether it is a letter, magazine or textbook. Accessing such text can be extremely difficult for those with reading difficulties. This can require a lot of time and effort and indeed many have to call on help from others to read what can be private material. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC allows users to convert paper-based documents and PDF files into onscreen text at the click of a button. The software now benefits from ABBYY FineReader for highly accurate Optical Character Recognition (OCR) – the translation of text images into readable text. Once imported, all of the other support features in the software can be used such as having text read aloud or using the talking dictionary.

Screenshot Reader

Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC’s new screenshot reader will read any ‘locked’ PDF document or inaccessible text. The text can be read in the document or in MS Word. Users simply click the screenshot reader icon and drag their mouse over any inaccessible text they wish to read.

Screen Masking

Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC’s Screen Masking will assist those who experience light sensitivity (glare from the screen), contrast problems (bold black text on a white background) and restricted field (losing focus and tracking of words). The underlining features will help the user keep track of where they are on the page.

Study Skills Tools

Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC has very easy-to-use aids to help the user with studying. Often when reading notes, books or journals we use coloured markers to highlight pieces of text which are of particular relevance to the subject we are studying.Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC brings this learning technique to the computer screen with a choice of markers to highlight and select the pieces of text required. The Study Skills Tools can now be accessed from Safari, as well as MS Word 2008 / 2011. This useful learning strategy can therefore be applied to web research.

PDF Aloud

PDF documents are being increasingly used in education and industry: Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC’s PDF Aloud provides greater accessibility and functionality for those with literacy difficulties. It is one of the most accurate PDF readers available to students, helping Users to access PDF documents such as lecture notes and academic reports. PDF Aloud enables students to take tests and sit exams online with the aid of speech feedback.
PDF Aloud is a plug-in which allows text to be read aloud directly from within Adobe reader. Users can either select text and click Play on the PDF toolbar, or the ‘click and speak‘ button allows users to navigate to the exact part of the text they wish to read.

Fact Mapper

Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC now offers a Fact Mapper tool which allows users to produce a visual representation of ideas online. This is particularly useful when brainstorming, revising or drafting work. The Fact Map can be illustrated with images from the Fact Mapper image library and when completed, it can be exported from the web browser to MS Word.

Speech Maker

Listening to text does not have to be limited to your computer. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC has the ability to convert any text that users select into a sound file. Users can listen to it later on their iPod or MP3 player. It is very simple to use. Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC allows the conversion of text to MP3 or AIFF files. The audible text in Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC can be saved to the user’s media player.

Translator

Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC’s Translator translates words from English into Spanish, French, German or Italian. This is an ideal tool for ESL (English as a second language) students who wish to quickly check the meaning of an English word in their own language. The word can be read aloud in the selected language to reinforce meaning. Note: Internet access is required to use this feature.

Text Transfer

If users are not using MS Word 2008 / 2011, text can be transferred from their preferred application into the Read&Write 4 GOLD for MAC ‘Application view’ and edited. This is done through the ‘Text Transfer’ button. Once the text has been transferred, users can utilise all of the other features of the software, such as the Spell Checker and the Dictionary.

Purchase Options

Single User Licence

This licence allows the program to be installed on a single computer. It allows an unlimited number of users to log in and save their own settings and preferences. This option is useful for a computer which needs to be shared by multiple students requiring differing levels of support from the program.

High School Site Licence

This licence option is available only to schools offering secondary schooling (Years 8 to 12) or providing a combination of primary and secondary schooling (Years K/1 to 12). The purchaser may install as many or as few single user or network copies of the software within the physical confines of the purchaser’s Secondary School or K-12 School campuses. This option does not allow for sharing of the licence across schools.
The licence also covers installation of the software on laptops owned by the school. If students log in offsite to access the school server and all software licensed to the school, this licence also allows students to access the program under this arrangement. However, if installation is required on laptops owned by students for use as standalone machines not logging into the school server, a School and Home Site Licence will need to be purchased.
Includes a single DVD-ROM which gives you the option to install the program however you wish on networked or stand alone computers within your school. Includes additional manuals for distribution throughout the school.
The network version enables the software to be placed on a network and any other stand alone machine on the site. This allows all users on the site access the software. Each individual can save their own settings and defaults, and gain access to these on any computer on the site. This also allows educators to assess how individual students are progressing.

Tertiary Site Licence

This licensing option allows for the unlimited installation of the program on stand alone computers or on any network within any campus of a Higher Educational Establishment, eg. University or College of TAFE. The purchaser may install an unlimited number of copies of the software within any campus, and on any computer or laptop used by the staff and students (provided that the Institute is responsible for the administration of the Licence and removal of the Texthelp Systems Ltd program on cessation of each user’s attendance and/or employment at the Institute).
Includes a single DVD-ROM which gives you the option to install the program however you wish on networked or stand alone computers within your campuses.
The network version enables the software to be placed on a network and any other stand alone machine on the site. This allows all users on the site access the software. Each individual can save their own settings and defaults, and gain access to these on any computer on the site. This also allows tutors to assess how individual students are progressing.

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