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Posted by Jannette
on 7/27/2002, 10:27 am
I downloaded a trial version of a text to speech software and my autistic 9 year old loves it. It is called speech parrot and the trial download and purchase is at www.yesgoal.com. The parrot is used to open programs and read text. He greets you personnaly (when you set up the name) every time you turn on your computer. If a child cannot use the keyboard but can speak all you need is a microphone or headphone for your
computer. It even had little balloons so if you cannot hear well you can read. The little parrot even tells jokes. My son says Hi Peedy every morning in response of peedys saying hi, It had helped on correct pronounciation and communication and is only 39.00. The last and most impressive is the speaking, it is clear and sounds just like us when we talk a must see.
Jannette
The second software I found is very basic but it has everything you need it is put out by a retired teacher and even thou the words do not have pictures my son still uses it, in fact I added pictures to some words on the computer so he gets some connection, and seeing the words without pictures helps him to recognize the word without the picture and is able to spell some words now without the visual clue. the software is math Tri Pack and Language Arts. for 9.50 you can have it all for just math it is 3.50. to read more about it visit www.vgernet.net/sbasics/hscfree.html.
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