Cambrian College - textHELP! Training Guides

textHELP! Training Guides

The textHELP! Read and Write Training Guides allow teachers or parents to work with students to teach them how to use Read and Write GOLD or Read and Write Standard using a structured format.

The guides offer the following topics:

Read and Write GOLD	Read and Write Standard
Starting and Exiting Read and Write Gold Multi-user Setup Read and Write - A Quick Tour Exploring Speech (Speech buttons, Speech Options: Adjusting the Speed and Pitch, Choosing a Voice, Changing the Character, Setting Up Automatic Reading, Highlighting Text) Text Reader Window Spell Checker (Spell Check As You Type, Spell Check After You Type) Homonyms Using Word Prediction Dictionary and Word Wizard Using the Calculator Standard Calculator Scientific Calculator Converting Numbers Using Speech Maker Playing the MP3 File Fact Finder and Fact Folder Collecting Highlights PDF Aloud Appendix Teacher's Toolkit Opening the Toolkit Feature Sets User Setting Spelling Logs Activity Logs Prediction Lists Dictionary Definitions Changing Pronunciation Pronunciation Tutor Configuring the Scanner Scanning Formats Scanning a Document Using a Scanner Scanning a Document From a Saved File	Starting and Exiting Read and Write Gold Multi-user Setup Read and Write - A Quick Tour Exploring Speech (Speech buttons, Speech Options: Adjusting the Speed and Pitch, Choosing a Voice, Changing the Character, Setting Up Automatic Reading, Highlighting Text) Text Reader Window Spell Checker (Spell Check As You Type, Spell Check After You Type) Homonyms Using Word Prediction Dictionary and Word Wizard Using the Calculator Standard Calculator Converting Numbers Appendix Teacher's Toolkit Opening the Toolkit Feature Sets User Setting Spelling Logs Activity Logs Prediction Lists Dictionary Definitions Changing Pronunciation

Read and Write GOLD

Read and Write Standard

Starting and Exiting Read and Write Gold
Multi-user Setup
Read and Write - A Quick Tour
Exploring Speech (Speech buttons, Speech Options: Adjusting the Speed and Pitch, Choosing a Voice, Changing the Character, Setting Up Automatic Reading, Highlighting Text)
Text Reader Window
Spell Checker (Spell Check As You Type, Spell Check After You Type)
Homonyms
Using Word Prediction
Dictionary and Word Wizard
Using the Calculator
- Standard Calculator
- Scientific Calculator
Converting Numbers
Using Speech Maker
- Playing the MP3 File
Fact Finder and Fact Folder
Collecting Highlights
PDF Aloud
Appendix
- Teacher's Toolkit
  - Opening the Toolkit
  - Feature Sets
  - User Setting
  - Spelling Logs
  - Activity Logs
  - Prediction Lists
  - Dictionary Definitions
- Changing Pronunciation
- Pronunciation Tutor
- Configuring the Scanner
  - Scanning Formats
  - Scanning a Document Using a Scanner
  - Scanning a Document From a Saved File

Starting and Exiting Read and Write Gold
Multi-user Setup
Read and Write - A Quick Tour
Exploring Speech (Speech buttons, Speech Options: Adjusting the Speed and Pitch, Choosing a Voice, Changing the Character, Setting Up Automatic Reading, Highlighting Text)
Text Reader Window
Spell Checker (Spell Check As You Type, Spell Check After You Type)
Homonyms
Using Word Prediction
Dictionary and Word Wizard
Using the Calculator
- Standard Calculator
Converting Numbers
Appendix
- Teacher's Toolkit
  - Opening the Toolkit
  - Feature Sets
  - User Setting
  - Spelling Logs
  - Activity Logs
  - Prediction Lists
  - Dictionary Definitions
- Changing Pronunciation

To purchase a training guide, please email marlene.mcintosh@cambriancollege.ca for an order form.