Dyslexia Keyboard
By Ashley Kemper,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Assistive features make this writing tool worth every penny.
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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 and punctuation editing, phonetic and context-specific spell check, an effective proofreader, speak-as-you-write functionality, 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 it's 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.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the frustrations kids feel when writing long tasks, such as stories or essays. Together, pinpoint whether their frustration stems from not knowing where to start, coming up with ideas, writing clearly, spelling, editing, or something else. Then talk about how Dyslexia Keyboard might help.
Help kids track their growth as writers when using a tool like Dyslexia Keyboard. Are kids using the voice-to-text feature or the predictive keyboard more often? Have they begun to check their work sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph instead of word by word? Do they see their error before clicking on the ABC button to have the tool check it for them?
App Details
- Device: iPad
- Subjects: Language & Reading: spelling, vocabulary, writing, writing clearly
- Skills: Self-Direction: academic development, Communication: conveying messages effectively, Tech Skills: using and applying technology
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Release date: November 9, 2016
- Category: Education
- Publisher: Ghotit Ltd.
- Version: 1.2
- Minimum software requirements: 10.0
- Last updated: November 30, 2021
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