Enhancing Reading and Writing Skills with Read&Write Gold

1. Presented by Accessibility Services, Johnson & Wales University

2. Objective: to provide information on the key features, their functionality, and potential applications of the read&write gold program for students, faculty, and staff.

3. Supports ANYONE who would like to improve their reading and writing skills! And Meets the Needs of Diverse Student Populations! • Students who want to boost reading and writing confidence • Students with learning differences, such as dyslexia • Students who are non-native English Language Students

4. LiteracySoftware read&writebenefits: • Improves reading fluency and comprehension • Facilitates research, writing, studying, and test taking • Integrates with mainstream applications

5. LiteracySoftware read&write features include: • Teachable word prediction, phonetic spell checker and picture dictionary for writing support • Text-to-speech and programmable speech-to-text • Tools for collecting and organizing research

6. How does it work? • Floating toolbar provides easy access to accessibility tools • Seamless integration into mainstream applications

7. read&write Toolbars v.11

8. Reading Toolbar • Dictionary • Picture dictionary • Sounds Like and Confusable Words • Play (read aloud) • Rewind, fast forward, and stop • Screenshot Reader • Other Format Readers • Daisy Reader • Scan • Screen Masking • Translator • PDF Aloud Converts text to speech for read out loud

9. Online Translator • Allows single words, paragraphs, or blocks of text to be translated into multiple languages • Works with any digital content • Google Chrome Plug-in

10. Screenshot Reader • Read aloud inaccessible text including text embedded with an image, locked PDFs, or online applications • User can surround, hover, or draw freehand around the text they are interested in • Text is then read aloud with highlighting and can even be exported directly into a Word document

11. Writing Toolbar • Spell Check • Prediction • Dictionary • Picture dictionary • Word Wizard • Sounds Like and Confusable Words • Verb Checker • Play, Pause, Stop • Fact Finder • Fact Folder • Fact Mapper • Screen Masking • Speech Input • Translator • Word Cloud • Voice Note Word prediction, speech-to-text, and research support

12. Tools to Support Writing Phonetic Spell Checker Sounds Like and Confusable Words Identifies words that sound the same (homophones) but are spelled differently (e.g. "there" and "their") Identifies words that are commonly confused (e.g. "through" and "thorough"). Choices and definitions are displayed. • Analyzes students’ spelling and returns suggestions with definitions for common spelling errors • Phonetic spelling and flexible spelling errors, such as typing without vowels, are also identified

13. Uses for read&writeGold Student Uses Remind Students to Use read&write Computer Lab Libraries Personal computers Android tablet • In Class and Outside of class • Google Chrome plug-in • For any subject • Toolbars Available • Reading • Writing • Research • Study Skills • My Features

14. Download and Install Now JWU Computers Personal Devices Windows Mac Android Tablet Read&Write software is already installed on all PCs in the computer labs, classrooms, and libraries at all campuses.  https://it.jwu.edu/read-write/

15. Questions? Accessibility Services Contact: Nicole HebertDirector of Accessibility Services nicole.hebert@jwu.edu 401-598-4689 For additional resources on read&write gold, please visit: http://it.jwu.edu/read-write/