Read&Write Gold
Syracuse University maintains a site license for TextHelp Read&Write Gold for PC and Mac and iReadWrite for iPad.
Read&Write Gold helps all individuals succeed regardless of ability or learning style. Users can access the reading, writing, studying, and research tools they need at school, home, or work. Having text read aloud with dual color highlighting, along with additional support tools, helps every learner gain confidence and work independently at their own pace.
The discrete, customizable toolbar works with commonly-used file types and applications including: Microsoft ® Word, Google Docs™, PDFs, Mozilla Firefox®, Internet Explorer®, Safari, and Chrome™, to make digital content accessible. The software can take scanned electronic documents and camera images into a format that enables interaction with the content.
Read&Write Gold is especially helpful for those challenged with the increased demands of college, including:
- Those with learning disabilities, such as dyslexia
- Student athletes trying to balance the demands of sports with their course work
- First-generation college students
- English as a Second Language learners
- International students
- Adult learners with full-time jobs and families
- And all others who have difficulty reading and writing
The software will soon be installed on the computers in the ITS public computer labs and can now be installed on users’ University- and individually-owned computers.
Contact your local IT support team for assistance installing the software on your University-owned computer. Download link below for installing on your personally-owned computer.
Information
Webinar
ITS has arranged for presentation of a live, one-hour webinar that will take you on a thorough tour of Read&Write Gold, and help you understand how the application can help those you support. Kimberly Nix, M.Ed., TextHelp’s Senior Professional Development Manager in North America, will discuss key tools for empowering university students to maximize their time and effort. She will focus on the areas of accessing digital text, working through reading, creating study guides, gathering information for research, organizing and proofing, paper writing, and more. A demonstration of how tools function will be interspersed with practical application suggestions to help different kinds of learners with strategies for success.
The webinar took place on March 25th, 2015. It was recorded and will be available for viewing soon. Please send an email to accessibility@syr.edu if you would like to be contacted when the recording is available. Otherwise, a link to the webinar recording will appear here when it is ready.
Read&Write Gold flyer
Read&Write Gold Features
User Manual and Training Guides
Video Tutorials
Read&Write Gold has video tutorials covering most of the toolbar features. These videos are accessed from the dropdown menu at the right end of the toolbar next to the R&W logo.
- Georgian College also has excellent tutorial videos covering all of the toolbar features
Read&Write Toolmatcher
- This tool helps determine which toolbar features best meet your needs
Downloads
Download Read&Write Gold for PC and Mac (You must login to Answers to download Read&Write Gold)