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Reading Rulers

There have been huge advances in technology over the past decade, allowing for increasingly powerful assistive software to be created to help people overcome literacy difficulties. Sometimes however, the most effective tool that can be used is not complicated software, but instead something much simpler. One example of this applies to people who suffer from […]

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Rachel Ingham: How does ClaroRead benefit dyslexic learners?

By Rachel Ingham, Dyslexia (SpLD Consultant) @RInghamUSL The obvious benefits of using text to voice software, such as ClaroRead, need little explanation. It reads Word and PowerPoint documents, emails, the Internet and EBooks. This provides a wealth of educational and career benefits as well as providing a way to make reading a pleasure. However, like

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Ghotit is now available from Dyslexic.com

We are pleased to announce that the popular reading and writing assistive technology software, Ghotit, is now available to purchase from Dyslexic.com. The software includes advanced reading and writing features which have been tailor-made for individuals with dyslexia and dysgraphia. These features include: Context and phonetic spell checker Grammar and punctuation checker Proofreader Reader that

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Dyslexia and Visual Stress: What assistive technology can help?

Visual stress can range from blurred letters or words, letters which move, headaches or difficulty with tracking across the page. It is a common difficulty amongst those with dyslexia. Thankfully, there are tools that can help reduce this difficulty and in turn can help with reading, and a lot of these are extremely low cost!

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Dyslexia Awareness Week: Text-to-Speech Software

Text-to-speech enables your computer to read aloud web pages, text documents, emails and PDF documents in a natural sounding voice. Some software now includes additional tools such as spell checkers, homophone support and visual highlighting that can help when producing your own written work. Those with dyslexia often find that text-to-speech software provides significant support

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Can brain scans predict dyslexia?

Brain scans performed on young children could predict their reading ability in later life. Performing brain scans on young children could detect signs of early reading difficulties, such as dyslexia, new research has suggested. Dyslexia is one of the most common learning difficulties, whereby the affected individual typically experiences problems with factors like verbal memory,

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