Helping students achieve their potential
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), formerly the Regional Technical College, Cork, was opened in 1973 and currently has in the region of 12,000 registered students with approximately 2,000 new entries year on year and 1,237 academic staff. The Institute boasts many top class facilities including its award-winning Library & IT Building and was named as the Institute of Technology of the Year 2006 in The Sunday Times University Guide for Ireland.
Carmel Hennessy is employed as the Assistive Technology Outreach Co-ordinator at the CIT and works with teachers, special needs assistants, parents and students; training them in Assistive Technologies, in the hope that this will improve students’ chances in going on to third level/further education.
Carmel said “The Institute purchased Read&Write GOLD to help students with dyslexia achieve their potential”.
Read&Write GOLD is an award-winning literacy support tool designed by Texthelp to help users of all ages who require extra assistance when reading or composing text. The software works discreetly with all mainstream Windows applications, which offers users with literacy difficulties the opportunity to work in an inclusive manner alongside their peers and colleagues. Read&Write GOLD is particularly useful for those with learning difficulties, dyslexia or where English is a second language.
Carmel states “We use the software for scanning, making audio files, proofreading, highlighting and extracting text, summarising, as well as spell checking.
I feel students’ confidence increases through using Read&Write GOLD. They can comprehend course material more quickly once it is read to them by the software, as well as having their reading skills and word recognition reinforced”.
For further information on Read&Write, please contact Elaine on Tel: 028 9442 8105, email elaine@texthelp.com or visit our website www.texthelp.com
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