April 2011 - Pam and Heather talk about products and the flexible “learning” opportunities they can customize for their students. (0:56)
SOLO Write:OutLoud, July 13, 2010
By Jenn Regardie, Virginia
Product Setting: Self-contained English 7 - 12. Skill
Development: Tremendously helps students with editing, revising, and spelling!
It is easy for teachers to learn and be able to confidently implement with students. Such a simple tool that makes a powerful difference!
Write:OutLoud, March 25, 2010
By reviewer from Texas
Product Setting: Self contained lab class. Skill
Development: Improve writing skills.
Students love it and it is very easy to use. One student was having a hard time with spelling and the program helped him, to be able to write and spell on his own.
Diary of a Cool Kid, March 25, 2010
By reviewer from Texas
Product Setting: Self contained English Lab. Skill
Development: Self expression story writing.
One of my students wanted to write a story based on Diary of Wimpy Kid with himself as the main character. He has difficulty writing and Write:OutLoud helped him tremendously. He wrote Diary of Cool Kid. He printed out his story, made illustrations and published his book.
Ruth's Write:OutLoud Review, June 23, 2009
By Ruth Cox, Washington
Version: Write:OutLoud SE. Product Setting: Self-contained classroom. Skill
Development: Attain and comprehend.
For the most part, I use this product so that students are able to have a second way to edit their papers. Many students do a grammar and spell check, but leave out words and/or punctuation. This process helps them to catch more of their mistakes before they turn in their work to me or to general education teachers.
Lorie's Review, May 28, 2009
By Reviewer from Illinois
Version: Write:OutLoud SE. Product Setting: LD Resource. Skill
Development: Self correcting errors in writing.
Students can hear the mistakes they are not able to identify by reading to edit. Plus-headphones limit the talking/chatting at the computer stations!
Write:OutLoud for Studying, May 21, 2009
By Mary Tucker, Idaho
Version: Write:OutLoud SE. Product Setting: High School classes. Skill
Development: Improve comprehension and studying skills.
Student has visual difficulties and a reading disability. He gets an electronic copy of the notes and puts them into Write:OutLoud or the para professional types notes for him. He can then listen to notes for studying.
LG Write:OutLoud Review, May 19, 2009
By Reviewer from Illinois
Version: Write:OutLoud SE. Product Setting: Resource Room setting in an elementary School. Skill
Development: I use this product to improve grammar, word choice and organization of thought.
I used Write:OutLoud with an upper elementary student who struggled writing complete sentences with correct grammar. The student often missed errors when self-editing. Being able to hear what she wrote made a big difference in her writing. Finally, she was able to realize what she was writing was not what she was thinking. She was able to make big improvements in her written work using this product.
Mt Pleasant's Review, May 18, 2009
By Reviewer from California
Version: Write:OutLoud SE. Product Setting: Currently, the READ 180 classes in special education and in the general education classes are using the Co:Writer and Write:OutLoud programs. The ELD teachers are starting to use it in their classes as well. Science is piloting it with one teacher to determine how well it will work to do lab write ups.
Skill
Development: These products are geared to improve writing across the curriculum. Many students have difficulties with structure, vocabulary, and spelling. When the students hear and see what they have written, it allows them to have a better understanding of their improvement areas. The teachers are using the products as a way to give instant feedback on writing assignments.
I used Write:OutLoud with an upper elementary student who struggled writing complete sentences with correct grammar. The student often missed errors when self-editing. being able to hear what she wrote made a big difference in her writing. Finally, she was able to realize what she was writing was not what she was thinking. She was able to make big improvements in her written work using this product.
Using Write:OutLoud in the Testing Process, April 3, 2009
By Reviewer from Illinois
Version: Write:OutLoud SE. Product Setting: I use this product both in the standard and resource classroom. Skill
Development: I use this product to help improve my resource students testing scores for all academic areas.
I have using this product for many years to assist students in the writing and reading process. I scan my students weekly academic tests and then copy and paste it into Write:OutLoud. My students can then take their tests on the computer and it will be read to them. This allows them to take ample time to complete and not worry about decoding the words but concentrating on the correct answers. I find my students know the answers if the tests are Read:OutLoud but each differs in how many times each question needs to be read. I have found that for my ADD, Dyslexia and LD students their scores have gone up dramatically. Thank you for making such a wonderful program for kids to be success
