"My students light up when they hear themselves read. It's giving them self-awareness when they are practicing and listening to themselves. The students are eager to use this program independently. Thank you for introducing us to Fluency Tutor!"
Amy Rosin, Special Education Teacher, Garden City Elementary School, MN
"It has been AMAZING watching the transformation of students as they become more independent with Read&Write GOLD."
Amy Ruck, Teacher, Stoughton Area Schools, WI
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Becca Ferat, Learning Specialist, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, IL
"I do love Read&Write GOLD and actually attended a conference for it. I use it with several of my language students. Thank you for a very fine product!"
Carol Olson, Speech & Language Pathologist, Hendry County Schools, FL
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Carolann Cormier, AT Coordinator, CT Society of Augmentive Alternative Communication, CT
"Read&Write GOLD literally lightened my load and I wouldn't be where I am today without it! It has been a tremendous help. I am so thankful for the opportunity to continue to use this tool to its fullest."
Chris Potocki, Student, IL
"When in electronic text, double-clicking a word, and clicking on the Dictionary feature gives the student the ability to have immediate access to definitions of words, and the capability of definitions read aloud.
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Dan Gilman, AT Access Specialist, Vermont Assistive Technology Program, VT
"It has made his confidence so much better. He no longer has to struggle on the writing aspect and even his reading is improving. I can't wait to try scanning his favorite book so he can hear it read to him whenever he would like."
Dena Meredith, Parent, Alberta
"We don't jump on the bandwagon for every tool that's out there, but this is one that works."
Doreen St. John, Special Education Coordinator, Canton City Schools, OH
"There needs to be more knowledge out there about people with disabilities and the accommodations they need to perform tasks like everyone else...all I need is my Read&Write GOLD and perhaps a little more time."
Ellen Whittington, PA
"Using Read&Write GOLD as a Response to Intervention has allowed our students to build scaffolds of support where they need it and when they need it. Students show confidence in their writing and reading and stay more focused on the task."
Gerald Abner & Judy Owens, AT Specialists, Jessamine County Schools, KY
"Other assistive technology programs are like a black and white TV. Using Read&Write GOLD is like going from that black and white TV to one that is color."
Heather Aube, Para Educator, Colchester School District, VT
"I learned that I could be a better reader through practice. My siblings asked, 'Henry, how did you read so well?'. I told them that at school we use Fluency Tutor to help our reading. They want to hurry up and go to 5th grade to try it!"
Henry, 5th Grade Student, Waubesa Intermediate School, WI
"Read&Write GOLD has Word Prediction which is wonderful for my students who struggle with spelling and writing. Read&Write GOLD has opened the world of reading to my students who otherwise would not be able to read what they can now with Read&Write GOLD. Thank you for being there for my students."
Je Vanson, Special Education Teacher, Cascade Middle School, WA
"Read&Write GOLD is so user friendly no training involved. Install and go.
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Jeanette Miller, ITS Support Coordinator, Pender County Schools, NC
"Kids were excited about Fluency Tutor and looked forward to using it after just a few days. For example, if I was busy working with some kids - they would say, ‘Hey its 9am, we have to go to Fluency Tutor!’"
John Wells, Teacher, Waubesa Intermediate School, WI
"Read&Write GOLD can vary the speed that text is read, which really helps many students who need a little more time to process the information."
Julie Brunner, Technology Coordinator, Holden School District, MO
"I just want others to see how products like these can really help them in their day to day life and at school. I only wish I had access to this type of assistive technology when I was younger."
Kevin Doherty, Systems Analyst, Middlesex Community College, MA
"My favorite feature of Read&Write GOLD is the ability to create audio files! It is difficult however to choose just one favorite feature. It is such an amazing program."
Kimberly Rutherford, Learning Specialist, Univ of IL-Springfield, IL
"My favorite use of Read&Write GOLD is for students to have it available for oral testing."
Laura Pohlmann, Learning Resource Coordinator, DeSales High School, KY
"I love that I can use Read&Write GOLD's Speech Maker tool to make mp3 sound clips of text. The voice and speed is just how I set it up and I can then easily and quickly incorporate these sound clips to presentations, and student activities (i.e. SmartBoard activities)."
Lisa Van Parys, AT Specialist, Greece Central School District, NY
"Read&Write GOLD allows my students to hear what a science word sounds like so they can match what I have been saying to the written word. This helps all my students but especially the English Language Learners."
Lisa White, Teacher, Waggener Traditional High School, KY
"We are thrilled with Read&Write GOLD and have it on all three of our campuses as a tool for ALL students. We just think it's about the best thing since sliced bread."
Marie Stevens Cooper, M.S., CRC Director, Disability Services, Bucks County Community College, PA
"The majority of students and staff in the Calgary Board of Education really enjoy the variety of voices, especially the international voices that can read other languages. The voices just keep getting better and better. Thanks Texthelp!
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Marsha Hales, Innovation in Learning Technology, Calgary BOE, Alberta
"Students don't need an IEP to get the support they need. Read&Write GOLD provides reading and writing support for all students. It is truly a UDL solution for any child."
Michelle Fahy, Educational Technology Specialist, Kyrene School District, AZ
"Receiving this scholarship motivates me to help other students who are studying English as a Second Language; they will love the Read&Write GOLD software because studying English is going to be so much easier for them!"
Mirtha Astorga, Student, MiraCosta College, CA
"Read&Write GOLD an amazing advancement to Lake Harbor Middle and classrooms everywhere."
Nancy Dieck, 5th Grade Teacher, Lake Harbor Middle School, LA
"We are always looking for things to add to our menu of interventions. We had a void at Waubesa and looked for something to fill the void - that’s Fluency Tutor."
Nancy Walsh-Boeder, K-5 Reading Specialist, Waubesa Intermediate School, WI
"I love that Read&Write GOLD floats on top of any application making it possible to work within familiar applications and have all the functionality of Read&Write GOLD."
Nena Murphy-Herd, Deaf-Blind Specialist, Kansas Deaf-Blind Project, KS
"It is so great to have Read&Write GOLD. It’s a great program, that’s for sure. I don’t know what I would do without it."
Nicholle Bem, Student, Flagler College, FL
"I love the portability of Read&Write GOLD. We don't have to worry about install or loads and making sure that the student has the computer that has the software on it, Read&Write GOLD is where ever THEY NEED it versus where we put it."
Rhonda Johns, AT Specialist, Aurora Public Schools, CO
"Read&Write GOLD's PDF Aloud makes reading scientific articles fun and manageable!"
Roger Jou, Graduate Student, Yale University, CT
"I'm a network admin at a small educational nonprofit. The 'feature' I like best about Read&Write GOLD is how well packaged and easy to deploy it is. As a one man tech staff covering 300+ computers, ease of maintenance is key for me."
Ross Brown, Network Administrator, Educational Alternative, OH
"Read&Write GOLD's help with composition is the greatest tool I have seen. Much attention is on reading but the complete picture has to include composing as well. Thanks for providing something that targets this."
Sally Sharkey, Superintendent of Schools, Cairo Durham, Central School District, NY
"Read&Write GOLD is just what it says - gold for reading and writing."
Sheila Burke, Graduate Student, Georgetown College, KY
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Skip Salmi, Network Support Specialist, Ulster County BOCES, NY
"The independence Read&Write GOLD gives is just amazing. He [Travis] now takes much more initiative and is expanding his knowledge on his own. Before, he couldn't have done that."
Sue Cockrell, 5th Grade Teacher, Kyrene School District, AZ
"Fluency Tutor is different from anything else we do to teach reading - which is why Fluency Tutor is so great."
Sue Murphy, Principal, Waubesa Intermediate School, WI
"Simplicity."
Tammy Egnew, 5th and 6th Grade Teacher, Salem Elementary School, KY
"I love Read&Write GOLD for what it offers the students - independence and confidence - that you know will last throughout their learning."
Marcia Miller, Special Education Teacher, Clear Creek Elementary School, KY
"My favorite feature is the ability to run Read&Write GOLD directly from a network share, making it really easy to roll out to teachers in my district."
Timothy McCleary, Supervisor of Technology, Cheltenham Township School District, PA
"She went into her room to do her homework. I remember sitting there waiting for her to ask me for help. The next thing I know, she's coming out of her room saying, "I'm done!" It was the first time she had ever been able to complete homework on her own."
Tracy Bem, Parent, Wellington, FL
"Nicholle learns differently than other students and she became dependent on others to read everything to her. With Read&Write GOLD, Nicholle was finally able to be independent. Her self esteem grew and she is now totally independent and flourishing."
Tracey Bem, Parent, Wellington, FL
"My tool is Read&Write GOLD MOBILE and with it, I'm able to perform just as well as, or even better than, my colleagues and only a small few know I am even using it."
Travis Britt, NY
"There is no way I could have made the transition into college without the support and the technology, especially Read&Write GOLD, to help achieve those grades."
Zachary Highland, Student, Longwood University, VA
"I have made dean's list here and I'm in the Honor's College at Longwood. I have decided to be a chemistry major with a minor in biology and music. I want to go on a get my Pharm D, and become a pharmacist. Texthelp has made many of these successes possible."
Zachary Highland, Student, Longwood University, VA
"I appreciate your help very much. Excellent support like yours is one of the major deciding factors as to whether or not we renew software."
Lee Dayton, Office of Information Technology, PA Department of Labor & Industry, PA
"The Read&Write GOLD Program is user friendly and hands on for my Dyslexic students. The toolbar is easily accessible and has awesome features to enhance reading and writing skills for all students."
Patricia Cavazos, Dyslexia Teacher, Brownsville ISD, TX
"Read&Write GOLD is phenomenal! We have it campus-wide at UNH for all students, staff and faculty to access. They can also download it onto their laptops so they can use it anywhere. We also have the Web Apps so students are even using it on their iPads and iPhones. I definitely recommend this first!"
Diana Petschauer, AT Specialist, University of New Hampshire, NH
"We switched to Read&Write GOLD and got unlimited campus and student to go licensing that is forever usage. We put the program on a flash drive for the students and they are good to go. I love it and so do our students!"
Sara Lowe-Bouchard, AT Training Center Coordinator/Disability Specialist , Santa Rosa Junior College, CA
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Ann Eck, Assistive Technology Support Team, Butler County Special Education Cooperative, KS
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Amy Ruck, Stoughton Area Schools, WI
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Tara Shaver, Special Education Teacher, Clear Creek Elementary School, KY
"Think of a recess in a street curb: That was put in place for people in wheelchairs, but we use it with bikes or roller cases for our computers. To me there are a lot of styles of learning, and some people prefer hearing something to support what they’re learning. Texthelp meets the need of whoever sits down at that computer. It evens the playing field."
Berni Ester, Assistive Technologist, Forest Lake Area Schools, MN
"When our students log in, they are excited to see their own settings waiting for them. They find the software so much fun and easy to use, that they have even developed a game for recess using the features!"
Sally Garza, Director of Technology, Lawrence School, OH
"As digital natives, youger students easily adapt to and learn new technologies. Teaching them how to use Read&Write GOLD is almost effortless and it is one more tool teachers and students can use to be successful!"
Ellen Barton, Assistive Technology Trainer, Loudoun County Public Schools, VA
"Most of our young students use Read&Write GOLD for reading - reading the internet, online book collections, and reading their writing back to themselves before turning their work in."
Jo Shurman, Exceptional Needs Specialist, Kyrene School District, AZ
"The biggest benefit I see in Read&Write GOLD is that it is curriculum-independent, and can be used with all students, from those who are struggling to gifted students who need to be challenged."
Laurel Cobb, Media Specialist, Osseo Area Schools, MN
"When he first came to us, he didn't know about assistive technology, as he wasn't exposed to those types of programs prior to college. Once he learned of the different programs and services out threre, like Read&Write GOLD, he embraced them and took off like a rocket!"
Jeanne OConnor, Disability Coordinator, Middlesex Community College, MA
"Special ed students were reticent to use any assistive tools that made them stand out. We needed an invisible tool that students could access in any school environment. Read&Write GOLD offered an affordable solution for every computer."
Maureen Joy, Assistive Technology Facilitator, Community Unit School District 303, IL
"We received the shipment of Read&Write GOLD and are delighted. By the way, it was loaded onto the laptop of a young man with severe disabilities who had been promoted to a supervisory position in the daycare center where he has been employed for over 10 years. You are a part of his delicious success!!"
Gail Porter-Beckley, M.A., Vermont Assistive Technology Program, VT
"Without his use of Read&Write GOLD and his self-determination, his story may have turned out quite differently."
Mickey Scott, Assistive Technology Specialist, Chesapeake Public Schools, VA
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Amy Braddock, Assistive Technology Specialist, West Fargo Public Schools, ND
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Gloria Rodriquez, ESL Student, MiraCosta College, CA
"I like Read&Write GOLD a lot. Word prediction helps me write and spell things right. I really like that I can highlight text and have it read to me. This helps me understand things. I can listen to it over and over. I don’t have to have someone read to me. I do it myself using Read&Write GOLD!"
April Sharon, Lexington, KY
"Being able to access Bookshare through Read&Write GOLD's eReader Web App finally adds the missing pieces that struggling readers need! The highlighting tools and built in dictionaries give students the tools to finally be able to annotate eBooks and find definitions of unknown words without ever leaving the Bookshare site."
Denise Falcon, Learning Specialist, The Lillian and Betty Ratner School, OH
"Edvation empowers educators with the tools and resources necessary to effectively integrate technology into every classroom to enhance learning. We decided to add / include Texthelp’s SpeechStream into TechSteps K-12 technology literacy curriculum to help us provide an easily accessible learning experience to all of our students."
Adam Smith, CEO, Edvation