AT and Learning Disabilities
Spell Checkers
Spell checkers are also available as stand-alone desktop and pocketsize tools. Stand-alone spell checkers require users to enter the word (the way they think it is spelled) on a small keyboard. Some devices simply confirm and correct the spelling on a small screen; others offer a complete dictionary and thesaurus. Other devices actually “speak” the words with a speech synthesizer, so the word can be heard as well as seen. These devices are particularly valuable because they change phonetic spelling into correctly spelled words with more accuracy than spell checking software.
Examples:
- Dictionary and Thesaurus - http://wordweb.info/
- Dictionary-Type resources - http://dictionary.reference.com/
- Franklin Electronic Publishers - spelling and reference tools http://www.franklin.com/
- Free Dictionaries and Thesaurus online - http://www.cleverkeys.com/ck.html?p=home&os=
- Game Goo - game-based study tool http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus - online spelling and thesaurus tool with voice output - http://www.merriam-webster.com/
- Merriam-Webster’s Word Central - grow vocabulary and build your own dictionary http://www.wordcentral.com/
- Spelling City - game-based study tool http://www.spellingcity.com/
- Visual Thesaurus - www.visualthesaurus.com
- Wordsmyth - free online Dictionary including thesaurus, children's and intermediate dictionary http://www.wordsmyth.net/