Computer software

Here are 10 helpful text-to-speech programs that are great assistive technology tools to have at the start of the school year.

Action Words is an application for iPhone and iPad that teaches beginner readers over 100 action words using real photographs to increase their early vocabulary and improve their writing skills.

The invention of the Intel Reader was inspired by its creator's dyslexia.

Read our June 2012 e-newsletter to learn more about artist Jacob Meders, a new app developed at U of M, and dyslexia tests our clinicians recommend.

Designed for middle school or high school students with reading difficulties, eReading: The Time Machine is an application that encourages students to get engaged with reading.

Available for iPhone and iPad, Find the Synonym is an application that teaches users common synonyms.

The application, Fry Words, uses Dr. Edward Fry’s 1000 high frequency sight words to create games and quizzes that teach young children the 1000 most frequent words they will encounter in grades 3-9

A new app for iPads, Ghotit Dyslexia Keyboard helps those with dyslexia and dysgraphia to type with ease.

Given that many dyslexics have difficulty hearing the individual sounds in our language, a skill that underlies spelling, many dyslexics have difficulty learning to spell. The English orthography is derived from many other languages – Greek, Latin, and French to name a few, and as a result, many English sounds are spelled more than one way...

LD Navigator is a clinical tool designed for healthcare professionals to help them gain a better understanding of learning disabilities to be used in their practice.

Continue the Monkey Preschool adventure with Monkey Math School Sunshine, an application for smartphones and tablets that teaches fundamental math skills to children 3-6 years old.

Rainbow sentences is an interactive app that helps students break down parts of sentences to improve their grammar skills.

We have compiled a list of programs, software and board games designed specifically to target spelling in a structured, but fun way. We have used some of these at the Center and have found them to be successful tools.

Speech Recognition Software, or SRS, have proven to benefit the lives of those with low typing or writing skills, including many dyslexics.

Originally a story book, Blue Hat, Green Hat is an application for iPad and tablets that introduces kids to early reading skills in a way that keeps them learning and laughing.

Comparative Adjectives is an application for iPhone and iPad that uses sharp and colorful pictures to teach adjectives to young kids.

Praised as one of the top apps for writing readiness by professionals and parents, Dexteria is an application that provides therapeutic hand exercises designed to improve fine motor skills and handwriting readiness.

Developed by the mother of a dyslexic, Lectio is an application for iPhone and iPad that quickly allows the user to snap a picture of a text-filled page and have a specific word or words read aloud

MindNode is a mind mapping application for iPad, iPhone, and Mac desktop that helps people of all ages write down and organize their thoughts.

Spell Better is a spelling and word check resource designed to help students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and low vision.

Whispersync for Voice is a feature for Kindle apps and tablets that marries reading books and listening to them.

In this free app, Leo the Lion teaches the basics of multiplication before putting them to the test.

Touch-type Read and Spell (TTRS) is a training program for anyone with difficulties with reading, writing, or spelling.

WordHippo is a website with helpful vocabulary resources.