Writer for special needs

Many of our “Special Needs” students struggle in school because they struggle with writing. Often it’s a struggle with a pen or pencil. Fine motor skills are lacking – and writing is illegible. Spelling skills too are often poor, causing students to hesitate and stumble over the writing of each letter and each word. So much energy goes toward letter formation and spelling, little is left for written expression and conveying thoughts.

These special needs students have lots to say. There is no need for them to struggle with a pencil…no need for them to struggle over the spelling of each word.

The New Writer is small, lightweight, durable and very easy to use. It is filled with excellent support features. The Word Prediction Program has been refined and improved. At $169 (or less), the Writer is an incredible value.

Easy
One key wireless send to a Mac or PC – No software needed
Auto save – start exactly where you left off
Files are named for easy access

Organized
Password protected work folder with named files
Headings on every file: student name, teacher name, file name and date
 
Instructive
Keyboarding – fun and effective
Spell It! – six spelling and vocabulary building activities
Self editing Checklists at the bottom of each file
 
Supportive
Word Prediction – just press the button for spelling help
Thesaurus – just press the button for instant vocabulary help
Writing Help – just press the button for help beginning and ending your writing

 

She does so much better on all her work when given the chance to keyboard on her Writer rather than the painful process for her to write by hand.

Lyn Yamamoto Special Education Teacher



The students using the Fusion and The Writer have been quite successful. (Both have specific learning needs.) The quality of their individual work has increased in written output, sentence structure, vocabulary use, and mechanics. Both students are finding the technology motivating, as well as supportive.

I believe our grant has gone through (as of this week) and purchase orders should be going out within the next week or two.

Thanks!

Jean M.
District Special Education
West Irondequoit School District