Topic Dictionaries Topic Dictionaries make the difference between good writing and phenomenal writing! And Topic Dictionaries are the easy way to tailor Co:Writer 4000 and Co:Writer SmartApplet so pupils can write in any curriculum area.

Expository text is the most difficult type of text for pupils to recall and to write about because they need to restate factual information using specific vocabulary taken from that text. Topic Dictionaries—dictionaries containing topic-specific words— give pupils access to any vocabulary so they can begin writing immediately in any curriculum area. Topic Dictionaries can be created with Co:Writer 4000 in less than three minutes by importing any text file, list, document, Internet article or textbook chapter. Topic Dictionaries can be used not only with Co:Writer 4000 on a desktop/laptop computer, but also for portable writing on an AlphaSmart 3000.

• Learn how to Create a Topic Dictionary
• Learn how to use a Topic Dictionary on the Computer
• Learn how to use a Topic Dictionary on the AlphaSmart 3000
• Get More Topic Dictionaries
• For more information on the installation of Topic Dictionaries for Co:Writer SE
• For more information on the installation of Topic Dictionaries for Co:Writer 4000

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