Kurzweil 3000 for Windows®

Kurzweil 3000 was first introduced for Windows in 1996. It has since become the leading reading, writing and learning solution for individuals of all ages with learning difficulties like dyslexia, attention deficit disorder (ADD) and other literacy difficulties.

Teachers have demonstrated time and again that Kurzweil 3000 provides students the tools they need to improve their reading speed and comprehension, plus a suite of features that make it possible for them to learn and study independently. In this way, it has helped improve their academic experience, their ability to function effectively in the workplace and the quality of their daily lives.

In addition, the product is proving instrumental for both classroom and standardized assessments. Kurzweil 3000 not only reads questions and answers aloud, it allows students to type answers directly onto the image of a scanned test, thereby offering more independence for both the student and teacher.

Unique Test Taking Capabilities - With Kurzweil 3000, students can independently complete worksheets, quizzes, classroom exams or standardized tests with greater confidence and fewer mistakes. Students with accommodations can seamlessly answer fill-in-the blanks,multiple choice, true/false, short answer, essay and other test forms while using a customized selection of writing tools, comprehension aids and visual modifications.

Patented Dual Highlighting - Kurzweil 3000’s patented dual highlighting employs a multi-sensory approach to improving students' reading performance by highlighting a sentence, paragraph, line or phrase in one color and highlighting each word in another color as it is read aloud. Quick Access to Word Meanings - One-click access to recursive dictionaries, synonyms, syllabification and spell mode assists students with decoding and keeps them reading with fewer interruptions.

Powerful Study Skills Tools - Students improve their reading comprehension and retention with tools that facilitate active reading including bookmarks, highlighting, annotations, sticky notes, voice notes and extraction of outlines or word lists. With the same tools, teachers can personalize instruction to suit student needs and learning styles.

Flexible Writing Tools - As a student types, the software speaks each letter or word, so they can quickly recognize and correct spelling mistakes.The audible spell checker and word predictor further assists students with modifying and creating reports, essays and papers without teacher intervention.

Online Books and Materials - Students can search through and select from thousands of electronic books and materials. Provide both contemporary and classical literature to your struggling readers, helping ensure access to content comparable with the general student population.

Accurate Display of Graphics and Illustrations with Text - Kurzweil 3000 displays and retains text combined with designs and pictures from scanned pages, providing additional sensory and contextual information. Advanced image management tools make editing of scanned documents streamlined and efficient.

Easy Web Access Using Internet Explorer - Kurzweil 3000’s Read the Web capability enhances audible and visual access to web pages, opening up the resources of the Internet to all special students.

Human-Sounding Speech - Kurzweil 3000 features RealSpeakTM from ScanSoft and Via VoiceTM from IBM, providing the most accurate synthesized voices available. Words spoken clearly and naturally increase student comprehension and sustain their attention.

Multilingual Assistance - With audible dictionary definitions available in English, French,German, Spanish or Italian, and the ability to read text in any of these languages, users can master the material of their choice in the language they are learning.

Broad Access to Electronic Files - Kurzweil 3000 opens and works with many types of electronic files, including the popular .doc and .pdf formats as well as the accessible DAISY format for people with print related disabilities.

Voice Recognition Compatibility - Kurzweil 3000 works seamlessly with Dragon NaturallySpeakingTM, adding dictation and correction by voice capabilities, as well as specialized voice commands, to already robust reading and writing features.

Network-wide Access - Students can log on from any networked computer running Kurzweil 3000 and find their personal settings and files intact. Educators and network administrators can centrally track student usage and progress and can control the number of licenses in use.

Captions - Patented dual color highlighting aids student attention, comprehension and retention by contrasting the current word with the surrounding paragraph, line, sentence, or phrase.

Users can create outlines, study guides and vocabulary lists with ease using Kurzweil 3000’s virtual marker and extraction features. Students make the grade with Kurzweil 3000’s advanced test taking features. Complete any test or worksheet - multiple choice, fill-in-theblanks, true/false, short answer or essay - while using, as appropriate, all of the audibleand visual tools for reading and writing.

Hardware Requirements:

Kurzweil 3000 requires a TWAIN-compatible scanner and a computer that meets or exceeds the hardware requirements listed below:

Kurzweil 3000 Standalone/Network Client

* Processor - 500 MHz (or faster)
If using VoiceText™, 700 MHz Intel® Pentium® III (or faster)
* Memory - 128MB
If using VoiceText™, 256MB
* Hard Disk Space - 500MB-600MB (depending upon the various options you select)
* Operating System - Windows® 98 SE, ME®, 2000, XP®
* Video RAM - 2MB or better
* Screen Resolution - 800 x 600 pixels
* Color Palette - High Color (16-bit)
* Scanner - TWAIN compliant - check the Kurzweil 3000 Scanner page for more information on compatible scanners
* For Audio File Creation: MP3 encoder and/or Windows Media® Player
* For How To Videos: Windows Media Player
* Sound Card Creative Labs Sound Blaster® 16 or other 16-bit compatible sound card with speakers and microphone
* CD Drive, Keyboard and Mouse

Kurzweil 3000 Network Server

* Processor - 300 MHz (or faster)
* Memory - 64MB
* Hard Disk Space - 300MB (depending upon the various options you select)
* Operating System - Windows® 2000, Windows 2003 Server, XP
* CD Drive
* Floppy Disk Drive

Kurzweil 3000 Color Scan/Read: $1497.54
Kurzweil 3000 Black and White Scan/Read: $1096.86
Kurzweil 3000 Read Only: $395.67

WYNN™

WYNN is the innovative literacy software tool designed to enhance success for individuals with reading challenges and writing difficulties. WYNN was developed with the help of special educators and individuals with learning difficulties. By using a bi-modal approach — simultaneous highlighting of the text as it is spoken — WYNN transforms printed text into understandable information that benefits readers of all ages.

Two versions available:

WYNN is available in two versions: WYNN Wizard and WYNN Reader. Both versions read text aloud while highlighting spoken words, include the four color-coded toolbars, and provide reading, writing, studying, productivity, and Internet features.

WYNN Wizard includes optical character recognition (OCR), the ability to scan printed pages and convert them into electronic text. Speech synthesis enables this scanned text to be read aloud. Additionally, WYNN Wizard can read word processing documents, PDF files, text files, and the Internet.

WYNN Reader includes all features of WYNN Wizard except OCR, or scanning. Additionally, files that have been previously scanned and saved using WYNN Wizard can be read with WYNN Reader.

TestTalker is a software solution designed to help individuals be more successful with test taking, worksheet completion, and study materials. It also aids completion of electronic forms. TestTalker provides a computerized version of a test, worksheet, or other form that can talk.

Requirements: (Stand-alone version of WYNN)

Computer Type
IBM-compatible Pentium PC, minimum of 400 MHz

Operating System
Windows® 95, 98, Me, NT/SP6, 2000, or XP

Memory
96 MB of RAM (128 MB Recommended)

Sound Card
SoundBlaster 16-compatible (or better)

Hard Disk
400 MB of available hard disk space

Video Display
VGA video 800x600 resolution or higher, color mode of high color 16-bit or greater

Optional
• An Internet connection, plus an ISP (Internet Service Provider)

• TWAIN-compatible scanner for scanning using WYNN Wizard

Network Version
Novell Netware or Windows NT / 2000 server (check for details)

WYNN Wizard: $996.69

WYNN Reader: $415.08

WYNN Test Talker: $389.69

Read and Write Standard Version 8

Read&Write 8 Standard is a discreet, integrated solution for any users literacy needs, offering outstanding literacy support to all.

It has been designed as a ‘floating’ toolbar that will help improve reading & writing skills, with features such as speech feedback, phonetic spell checking, word prediction & homophone support to cover every aspect of the learning spectrum.
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Latest features

Read&Write 8 continues the tradition of innovative assistive technology software from Texthelp for those with literacy needs. New features include:

* Multiple Options For Toolbar Positioning
* Expanded Prediction Database
* Redesigned Daisy Reader Application
* Study Skills Toolbar
* Extended Teacher's Toolkit
* Improved Installer
* New Look Toolbar Icons

FEATURES include:

Speech - Read & Write (v8.0) color highlights and reads the words, sentences or paragraphs in your document providing audio-visual reinforcement and helping to develop recognition of new words and vocabulary. Speech is also an integral part of the other support features, for example, you can have the Word Prediction suggestions read to you.

Spell Checking - Read & Write (v8.0) incorporates a fast advanced spellchecker specifically designed to solve the most complex of phonetic errors. The spellchecker can be customized to suit individual needs and provides audible definitions of alternative suggestions to help you choose the correct one.

Homophone Support - Read & Write (v8.0) will identify and provide audible definitions for like sounding words to improve the accuracy of your work.

Word Prediction - This will aid in sentence construction by suggesting and predicting words. Word predictor will learn as correct text is typed, dramatically aiding the development of literacy and increasing accuracy. With context and phonetic based word prediction.

Dictionary - 180,000-word talking dictionary will benefit you by helping to increase your literacy and creative writing skills.

Simple Calculator - On screen calculator provides all the main functions of a simple calculator with audible feedback and audit trail.

Word Wizard - Word wizard assists in developing creative sentences by offering solutions for vocabulary. When you are searching for the word you want to use Word Wizard takes you though a simple step by step process till you find the word you are looking for..

Teachers' Toolkit - enables educators to specify which Read & Write GOLD features a particular student has access to and see student spelling logs and activity logs.

Read & Write 8.0 System Requirements:

The following are the minimum requirements needed to operate Read & Write:

Pentium 4 Processor
Windows 98, 2000, XP, ME or NT4
Internet Explorer 6 or later (available on the Installation CD)
Sound Card and Speakers
CD ROM drive
256 MB RAM (512MB recommended)
400 MB Free Disk Space
(NB. Previous versions of Read & Write and Wordsmith must be uninstalled before installing Read & Write v8.0)

Read and Write Gold Version 8

Read&Write 8 GOLD is the ‘one stop solution’ for reading and writing needs, bringing comprehensive literacy support through a unique set of features for the User with literacy or learning difficulties.

Read&Write 8 GOLD allows Users to work in a truly inclusive environment using standard Windows applications. This mainstream compatibility means there is no need to learn a whole new way of creating and editing text, as Read&Write 8 GOLD works seamlessly within Windows applications such as Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer.

Read&Write 8 GOLD will also read PDF documents!
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Read&Write 8 GOLD is a simple to use toolbar that “floats” on top of any open application. Assistance can then easily be called upon as the user works.

Latest features:

Read&Write 8 continues the tradition of innovative assistive technology software from Texthelp for those with literacy needs. New features include:-

* Fact Mapper – To help organise facts visually on screen
* Improved Speech Maker With SAPI 5 Voices
* Updated PDF Aloud With Hover-Highlighting
* Multiple Options For Toolbar Positioning
* Expanded Prediction Database
* Redesigned Daisy Reader Application
* Pronunciation Tutor With SAPI 5 Voices
* New User-Friendly Fact Folder
* Study Skills Toolbar
* Extended Teacher's Toolkit
* Improved Installer
* Activity Specific Toolbars
* New Look Toolbar Icons

Read and Write Standard: $341.25 Buy Now
Read and Write Standard Upgrade: $159.40 Buy Now
Read and Write Gold: $603.02 Buy Now