Spelling help

Submitted by an LD OnLine user on

Hi everyone, haven’t been here in awhile. It is great to see this community as vibrant and helpful as every.
My son is in 5th and doing well in a regular class. He still has trouble with spelling though and as the writing demands increase it has become something of a burden.

Does anyone know of a spell checker that is voice enabled? I have found some that allow you to type the word but I would like to find one that allows you to speak the word to find the spelling.

Thanks!

Submitted by victoria on Fri, 10/08/2004 - 1:19 AM

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No, but would cobbling together a speech-recognition system followed by a regular spell checker help?

Submitted by victoria on Fri, 10/08/2004 - 1:19 AM

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No, but would cobbling together a speech-recognition system followed by a regular spell checker help?

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/08/2004 - 4:02 AM

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My daughter has a new silver franklin speller I got at Target. It isn’t voice activated but she can put in misspelled words and it is usually on the money in figuring out what she is trying to spell.

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/08/2004 - 1:50 PM

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Thanks so much for your response. I hope you are both well. I will look into this more. My son’s writing teacher thought she saw a voice recognition spell checker. I will ask her again about it.

Submitted by KTJ on Fri, 10/08/2004 - 11:57 PM

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Linda,
Look into a phonetic spell checker like the Franklin Spell checkers. There are talking versions that often help students like your son. The Speaking Homework Wiz is a good version for fifth grade students. Check it out on Amazon.com.
Also, teach your son how to make corrections. For example, if the correct choice isn’t offered after he has listened to the selections, have him try to make sure he has included all sounds. With a phonetic spell checker, the correct word is almost always offered as long as the student has included all sounds.
For example, the student wants to spell “elephant.” He types in “lfant.” If the correct choice isn’t offered, then have him say the word slowly and then type it in - “elifant” for example The correct choice will be offered.

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