Word Prediction Software

So far on my Assistive Technology Journey my biggest takeaway has been that we (as educators) want to be able to effectively instruct every student in our classroom; it's our job to eliminate barriers when we can and to be sure our students get any assistance they need -- like AT. 

Beginning in this post, and continuing in future posts, I'm going to highlight some specific examples of assistive technology and who they may be best suited for.  I'm going to start with Word Prediction Software.

Word Prediction Software helps the user while typing by "predicting" a word the user intends to type.  The predictions are based on spelling, syntax, and frequent/recent use.

This software may be beneficial for students with moderate cognitive disabilities as well as students who have difficulties with writing, spelling, grammar, or word choice.  

Here is a short video showing you word prediction software in action!

References: http://www.easytousetools.com/turbo_type/