Talking word processors are great for students with disabilities, but they are also great tools for other students too! They provide speech feedback as the user types. It can read individual letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs. Similar to word prediction software, this type of software can help students with spelling and grammar. Talking word processors are wonderful for students to use when editing their work. Students can adjust the size of the text, as well as the color of the font and/or background, to help the student follow along as the word processor reads their work to them. This can help students become more successful when editing their work. This type of product would be great for students with reading and/or writing disabilities. One example I found is called Write:OutLoud. It includes: a simple tool to help students make a bibliography, a talking spell checker, human-sounding voices, an age-appropriate dictionary, as well as a homophone checker!
The video below shows a product demonstration of Write:OutLoud and how to use it when writing.
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