Word Prediction Collection
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Word prediction is an adaptive software feature of some word processing and
communications programs which reduce the number of keystrokes necessary to encode words,
and which provides online spelling assistance. Word prediction can greatly benefit
students with motor impairments, communication impairments, and or/learning disabilities.
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The following print and video profiles are overviews
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"Writing with Word Prediction Software"
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Video Profile:"Jeff: With Expression: Writing with Word Prediction Software"
The following resources contained in the Word Prediction Collection were compiled by
NCIP. They are grouped into the categories General, Practice, Products, and Research
Getting to Word Prediction: Developmental Literacy and
AAC
- A paper by Yvonne Gillette which discusses developmental literacy skills in relation to
word prediction.
What is Word Prediction?
- A description of how word prediction functions as a feature of word processing programs.
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Enabling a Student with Developmental Delays
- A tutor's account of introducing Co-Writer in conjunction with Write OutLoud to a
student with developmental delays associated with Williams syndrome.
Motivating a Reluctant Writer
A clinician related how she introduced word prediction software to a number of clients
with learning disabilities with positive results.
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Aurora
- A description of Aurora 2.0, a word prediction program which may be used in conjunction
with Windows and DOS word processing programs.
Co:Writer
- Description and ordering information about Co:Writer, a word predication program which
can be used in conjunction with Macintosh-based word processing programs and Windows. Also
discusses how Co:Writer can be used with Write:OutLoud (a word processing program with
speech output).
EZKeys/KeyWiz
- Information about EZKeys/KeyWiz and other word prediction programs available from Words+
Inc. Programs may be used in conjunction with Windows.
Publishers of Word Prediction Programs
- A comprehensive list of word prediction programs, containing names, addresses, phone
numbers, email addresses, and Web sites of publishers and vendors.
Telepathic II
- Information about Telepathic II and its three related word prediction programs, Screen
Doors II, Revolving Doors, and PreDictate. All programs are published by Madenta
Communications, Inc. and support both Macintosh and Windows.
Read and Write (previously textHELP 98)
- A description of Read and Write!, a word prediction program specifically designed to
support students with dyslexia, reading, typing, vision, and spelling difficulties. Read
and Write is designed to be used in conjunction with any Windows word processor,
spreadsheet or database.
WriteAway
- A description ofWriteAway, a word prediction program, offering multiple, modifiable word
lists for students to choose from. WriteAway may be used in conjunction with DOS.
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Increasing Literacy Levels by the Use of Linguistic
Prediction
- A summary of a study on the benefits of word prediction for students with a variety of
special needs. Reports findings on a variety of qualitatively measured outcomes, including
motivation, speed, vocabulary usage, and spelling accuracy.
The Intelligent
Word Prediction Project
- A description of a project which is developing a word prediction system to assist
individuals with disabilities who use alternative and augmentative communication (AAC).
Supported by a grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
and the Nemours Foundation, the purpose, method, and progress of the project is outlined.
Word Prediction and Spelling Correction Software with
Mildly Handicapped Students
- A summary of a study on the benefits of word prediction software (KeyWiz by Words+) on
six students (ages 12 to 14) with learning disabilities. Reports outcomes on quantitative
and qualitative measures.
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