Dyslexia Grammar & Punctuation Software
Grammar & Punctuation Software for dyslexia
For dyslexic students learning grammar and punctuation can be difficult and a tedious process. In this section there are two options for grammar & punctuation; we have the Standard Grammar & Punctuation software available (which is a great option), or Grammar & Punctuation software for dyslexia & Lds. Many of these programs have a multi- sensory approach way of learning grammar & punctuation making learning more interesting. Many of these programs teach grammar through fun games and a colorful animated background making learning grammar a more enjoyable experience. Some of these Grammar & Punctuation learning programs are sold in the USA and other programs ( that are for dyslexia & Lds) are only sold in UK, some programs can be download. Feel free to go through both options and decide which grammar & punctuation program is for you.
Grammar 1 & 2
Grades 3-9, Win/Mac
$79.95
TF-2148
http://www.turningpointtechnology.com/ This bundle combines SuperSpell Grammar 1 and 2 into one package full of fun activities! Please see the individual descriptions of each title for more information.
SuperSpell Grammar 1
Grades 3-7,
2146
$49.95
http://www.turningpointtechnology.com The Hoopers family returns to make learning grammar fun! This comprehensive collection of activities takes kids back to the beach and lets them accumulate points as they complete engaging, structured grammar activities. Navigate scrambling beach crabs, avoid cruising sharks, and dangerous jellyfish while improving usage of nouns and verbs. The more points you earn, the more reward games you can play! Teachers will be astounded by the quantity and quality of the activities contained in these two programs.
SuperSpell Grammar 2
Grades 5-9, Inclusion
$49.95
TF-2147
http://www.turningpointtechnology.com The Hoopers family returns to make learning grammar fun! This comprehensive collection of activities takes kids back to the beach and lets them accumulate points as they complete engaging, structured grammar activities. Navigate scrambling beach crabs, avoid cruising sharks, and dangerous jellyfish while improving usage of nouns and verbs. The more points you earn, the more reward games you can play! Teachers will be astounded by the quantity and quality of the activities contained in these two programs.
The Grammar Show: UK
By Sherston Software Ltd
Uk price: £59.55
Designed to help Key Stage 2 & 3 children learn, The Grammar Show consolidates and tests their understanding of grammar. It uses the same TV show format as The Punctuation Show with Hamish and Gale explaining a wide range of concepts and rules.
Punctuate: UK
By Xavier Ltd
Uk Price: £49.50
http://www.dyslexic.com/items.asp?Tp=&iTpStatus=1&Cc=PUNCTGRAM&Md=Punctuation%20&%20Grammar%20Software/
Punctuate offers a range of punctuation exercises. Suitable for all ages, with options of using basic or advanced vocabulary, these exercises not only let you practice the proper use of punctuation but also offer explanations of how punctuation should be used in the extensive help files.
The Punctuation Show: UK
By Sherston Software Ltd
UK Price: £59.95
http://www.dyslexic.com/items.asp?Tp=&iTpStatus=1&Cc=PUNCTGRAM&Md=Punctuation%20&%20Grammar%20Software/ The Punctuation Show is an engaging yet thorough package for teaching punctuation rules. The extensive range of topics and activities explain and then practise this important basic skill. Hamish and Gale return to explain the rules of punctuation, using the same TV show format as The Spelling and Grammar Show.
Writers’ Workshop
Grades 6-12, Inclusion
TF-2024
$69.95
http://www.turningpointtechnology.com The local newspaper has commissioned you to write an article about global warming…do you accept? This interactive program provides a bank of media assignments to inspire young journalists. Students enter the multimedia newsroom, record audio files, and broadcast their work. Each assignment helps to develop skills in diction and descriptive language usage, and gives them helpful advice on capturing the attention of readers. Compose feature articles, profiles, and autobiographies. A comprehensive library and a web link are readily available. You can even choose to run the program in English, French, Spanish, or German at the touch of a button.
Young Writers’ Workshop
Grades 2-7, Inclusion
TF-2025
$69.95
http://www.turningpointtechnology.com Young students become young journalists in the Writers’ Workshop. Students develop factual and creative writing skills in a stimulating environment. Build a face and then write a story about your character. Join the Newsgroup where a bank of video shorts, photos, and reporting assignments inspire young writers to create their own sound-track scripts. Write captions, broadcasts, and reports for newspapers and magazines. Research news stories and read from a teleprompter. Students feel like professional journalists while they learn to capture their audience’s attention with concise reporting.
Writing Focus
Grades 2-7
$69.95
TF-2042
http://www.turningpointtechnology.com You won’t find a more interactive, fun, and effective approach to writing anywhere. Young learners develop creative and factual writing skills as they complete 9 exciting activities. They can build pictures and write stories to go along with them, design comic strips, write captions, compose play scripts, and write and record voice-overs for video stories. Easy-to-use tools and banks of words, pictures, and examples also help kids create shape poems, arguments, biographies, and diary entries. Simply click on an item in the bank to insert it into the composition area, then type away! Extracts from works of literature are included in each activity to inspire young writers and serve as a reference. Words, pictures, and examples can also be added to the program to create custom activities. Teacher support material, including overviews of each activity and discussion, research, and writing points, are included.
Spell Track
$69.95
TF-2058
http://www.turningpointtechnology.com Learners ranging from pre-school to dyslexic adults will appreciate Spell Track’s expertly designed, multi-sensory activities in: phonemic awareness, left-to-right tracking, word recognition, sequencing, segmenting, blending, and proofreading.
Word Munchers
PC-2531
$69.95
http://www.turningpointtechnology.com/ Education and entertainment converge in PCI’s newly revised Word Munchers. Students in Grades K-8 practice reading skills as they journey through outer space in this engaging program. The software is ideal for students who struggle with reading or grammar skills and need reinforcement or for those who want extra practice to sharpen their skills.
Scally’s World: Letters & Nouns
By Topologika Ltd
UK Price: £49.00
http://www.dyslexic.com/items.asp?Tp=&iTpStatus=1&Cc=PUNCTGRAM&Md=Punctuation%20&%20Grammar%20Software/
Scally’s World of Letters and Nouns, an early learning grid-based pack, features Scally in 15 carefully graded interactive activities, each of which can use up to 140 words taken from the National Literacy Strategy. Each word is cleverly illustrated to aid letter and letter blend recognition, and to develop whole-word sight vocabulary. Correct answers are rewarded by bringing the word to life in a charming animation – just watch their reactions when Scally floats, swims or flies up the screen in the (optional) progress bar!
Scally’s World: Verbs & Actions
By Topologika Ltd
UK Price: £39.00
http://www.dyslexic.com/items.asp?Tp=&iTpStatus=1&Cc=PUNCTGRAM&Md=Punctuation%20&%20Grammar%20Software/
Learning vocabulary and understanding tenses is difficult for many children, particularly those with dyslexia and other Specific Learning Difficulties.
Use Scally’s to improve listening, vocabulary, word recognition, spelling, sentence building, sequencing, modelling, and ICT skills. Verbs and tenses (past and present) are illustrated through fun animations as Scally, a small alien, learns English. Contains five engaging activities.
“Copy” shows a sentence containing a word from the selected list. The user must type in the sentence correctly. “Memorise” leaves the sentence on screen until the user starts to type. A reveal button shows the sentence again. “Dictate” replaces all the text characters with a symbol, and the user has to listen to the spoken sentence before starting to type. Again the reveal button brings back the sentence. The vowel and tagged masking options can be used to hide all the vowels or user-tagged characters in the sentence.
WhiteSmoke
Standard version: $89.95
http://www.whitesmoke.com WhiteSmoke Writer includes the core grammar checker, spell checker, and style enhancement features common to all WhiteSmoke versions, and a dictionary–thesaurus and spelling database suitable for general writing needs. WhiteSmoke is an innovative proofreading and editing tool with a single aim – too help you write better. You won’t believe what a huge difference it will make to the quality of your writing skills!
Grammar -The most powerful grammar checking feature on the market lets you write freely without having to worry about making mistakes. Now you can simply let your ideas flow and let WhiteSmoke do the dirty work.