Author: Brett McCardel, MS, CCC-SLP
Looking for a mid-tech tool for your clients with agraphia? Check out electronic spellers! โ๐ผ โจ๏ธ โฃ
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When trying to correctly spell a word, electronic spellers are typically programmed to look for correct spellings that best match the ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ spelling of what your client just wrote (searching for words that ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ similar) ๐ โฃ
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This is different than the default spell check that is installed on most computer word processors, which are programmed to find ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ spellings (searching for words that ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ similar) ๐ โฃ
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So for instance, letโs say your client spells out โgeumptโ for JUMPED. Whereas a word processor may correct this to โguestโ due to how similar the word looks, an electronic spell checker will phonetically sound out the letters to instead find the word โjumpedโ ๐คพ๐ปโฃ
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Electronic spell checkers are a great option for clients who may be overwhelmed by high-tech spelling tools (such as apps on smartphones), and are looking for something more technologically manageable. โฃ
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Consider looking into this mid-tech tool for your clients with agraphia! ๐๐โฃ
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