Step 2: Word Recognition and Spelling |
| LANGUAGE! instructional focus | Kurzweil 3000 | What to use...with Windows computers | What to use...with Macintosh computers |
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| Sound-spelling correspondences | Reinforces word spelling by providing spoken letter-name correspondences in English (e.g., w-h-a-l-e = / hwal /) | Main toolbar:
Spell button,
which is part of the
Word Attack tools
view video | Reader toolbar:
Spell, which is one of the Word Lookup tools
view video |
| Application of sound-spelling correspondences and spelling conventions | Develops the use of a spell checker to apply spelling skills along with the use of word processing | Write toolbar:
Spell check button
view video | Main toolbar:
Spell check button
view video |
| Word recognition and spelling of high frequency words and words composed of the sound-spelling correspondences | Allows teachers or students to highlight designated words in text to reinforce application of sound- spelling correspondences (Unit Words) and high frequency words (Essential Words) | Study skills toolbar:
Highlighter (teacher-selected
color code)
view video | Study skills toolbar:
Highlighters (teacher-selected
color code)
view video |