If you have purchased older versions of Co:Writer, Write:OutLoud or Draft:Builder in the past, we would like to reward you by offering you a special rate to purchase the new versions, for example you can now trade in your one user license for only £99.00, a saving of £50.00! call for details.

Co:Writer has consistently been the most successful word prediction for struggling writers, we now have an updated version, Co:Writer SE with added educational features-

• New word window which integrates with any text application
• The new linguistic word prediction is the most advanced type of prediction available to provide word choices that are grammatically correct
• A new customisable pallet.

Write:OutLoud is the easiest to use talking word processor, the new updated version now has new tools that help students apply writing strategies -

• The new homonym finder, Franklin spell checker and dictionary helps students improve word usage
• A new mark for deletion tool allows students to reorganise sentences or paragraphs
• The new teachers central enables teachers to apply an array of considerate learning supports for individualised learning.

Imagine one of your struggling readers trying to read aloud 100 words from each of the text books they currently use. Would they be reading at their frustration level with most of these texts? With Start-to-Finish Core Content, struggling readers experience informational considerate text and reading supports that provide appropriate, curriculum-based reading materials all day long. Topic titles include Amazing creatures of the Galapagos islands and Ancient Egypt: A land as old as time.

Considerate Text structure supports inquiry and understanding

• Chapter questions and headings reflect and signal main ideas
  
• Careful selection and introduction of vocabulary in context effectively builds topic knowledge
  
• End of chapter summaries revise the important information to guarantee understanding
  

Gold Core Content books are 7 - 9 readability age, each book has:

• Getting Started plus 4 articles
• Average 4,000 words per book
• 100-120 words per page
• Average 800 words per article
• Large, full-colour photos and illustrations placed to support text
• Short video clips support difficult concepts
• Sentence-by-sentence highlighting
• One-page viewable on screen

• Introduction plus 6 chapters
• 4,000-8,000 words per book
• 150-200 words per page
• 800-1,100 words per chapter
• Large, full-colour photos and illustrations placed to support text
• Short video clips support difficult concepts
• Sentence-by-sentence highlighting
• One-page viewable on screen

Implement Into Your Classroom

• Use the short, manageable articles in the Start-to-Finish Gold Core Content books to introduce content-area topics
• Use the Start-to-Finish Blue Core Content to deliver essential curriculum content
• Print the blank Supported Reading Guides to provide an off-computer guide for students just reading the paperback books
• Print the completed Supported Reading Guide or student-made outline to use as an off-computer study tool

Prices start from £51.00 ea for a computer book set, which includes the computer book, audio CD and paper back book. Audio CD’s and Paperback books can be purchased separately. If you would like to see Start-to-Finish Core Content please call for a free on line demo or visit http://donjohnston.co.uk/proservices/prodevfrm.htm.

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