Dyslexia Keyboard
Excellent assistive writing tool is worth every penny By Ashley Kemper, Common Sense Media Parents need to know that Dyslexia Keyboard is worth its price tag as one of the best assistive keyboards on the market. Features include impeccable word-prediction, voice-to-text, spell check, grammar check, and readaloud both in context and in the editing window. This tool doesn't automatically correct errors and instead requires kids take a more active role in the editing process. For kids who struggle with writing or typing, especially long tasks like essays or stories, this tool ZLOO KHOS WKHP IRFXV ÀUVW RQ WKH FRQWHQW RI WKHLU WH[W and second on the process of writing. Read the app's SULYDF\ SROLF\ WR ÀQG RXW DERXW WKH W\SHV RI LQIRUPDWLRQ collected and shared.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Dyslexia Keyboard helps kids write and edit their texts on the iPad. It predicts words using phonetic spelling and content aligned vocabulary. After loading it within the iPad settings (Settings > General > Keyboard > Add New Keyboard), kids can begin typing in any app that allows text entry and utilize the features. These include quick-spell word prediction, advanced grammar DQG SXQFWXDWLRQ HGLWLQJ SKRQHWLF DQG FRQWH[W VSHFLÀF spell check, effective proofreader, speak-as-you-write, reading assistance with dual highlighting within the editing frame, and integrated dictionaries. Kids can select a word by clicking on it, which will also read it aloud whether in the sentence or in the editing frame at the bottom of the screen. Then they can replace words by double clicking or swiping on the new word.
IS IT ANY GOOD?
This keyboard is well worth its hefty price tag and may change the game for struggling writers. The platform is simple, and the editing window that opens clearly separates spelling and grammar options. Dyslexia Keyboard will read any text aloud, whether it's typed by the user or found in the suggested list of words. It checks spelling, grammar, and punctuation by highlighting them in different colors in the editing window and not on the original text, which will help kids focus on the sentence they're editing. The built-in dictionary may be more suitable for older users, but is also simple and focused on helping kids make the right word selection. Overall, the speed, ease, and correctness of the predictive features make this one of the best options on the market to date.