Students:

• Particularly useful for:

  • • EAL students, struggling readers (dyslexia, learning disabilities, etc.), and students who need support with spelling

• Provides all learners with independent access to help finding, choosing, and spelling various words

• Increases students' vocabulary development by allowing them to expand on their word choices through suggestions

• Develops writing skills and helps students construct error-free sentences more easily

• Can be used as grammar and spell checker based on words suggested

• Can be used alongside picture dictionary for clarification

• Improves students' word recognition and self-correcting skills, as each suggested word is read aloud

• Helps students who struggle getting their thoughts on a page for reasons such as holding word choice thoughts, dyslexia or physical limitations that require using fewer keystrokes

Teachers:

• By providing students with independent access to word choices, teachers are able to spend more time with students in small groups or one-on-one

• Teachers will have more time to spend with students on areas like ideas and organization, as students will need less teacher-provided help in spelling words or coming up with word suggestions

Classroom:

• Encourages student independence; the technology can offer suggestions that students might otherwise ask the teacher to provide

• Allows for moving through the writing process more quickly and efficiently, with less typing and help needed

ACTION & EXPRESSION:

• Tool for aiding in text construction and composition

• Provides word prompts through predicting words in the context of the students’ writing. Provides access and support for reluctant/struggling writers.

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