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Overview:
Kurzweil 3000TM is the comprehensive reading, writing and
learning software solution for any struggling reader, including
individuals with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, attention
deficit disorder or those who are English Language Learners.
With Kurzweil 3000, Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. is committed
to helping schools meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act
(NCLB) and demonstrate success in the classroom for all students.
Kurzweil 3000 - Reading, Writing and Learning Software for
Struggling Students – offering:
Access to Any Curriculum - The software can access virtually
any information, whether it is printed, electronic, or on the Web.
Because Kurzweil 3000 is also content independent, teachers in
elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and colleges alike use
it to help students succeed in the classroom regardless of curriculum or
lesson plan.
Increased Reading Fluency - Educators and
independent research have demonstrated that Kurzweil
3000 provides not only the tools students need to
improve their reading speed and comprehension, but also
the features that make it possible for them to learn and
study independently.
Study Skills - With the aid of visual and auditory feedback,
the software helps students keep up with assigned reading, learn
critical study skills and successfully complete writing projects and
tests. With its robust study skills tools, Kurzweil 3000 facilitates
active reading including: highlighting, text circle tools, annotations,
Bookmarks, Voice Notes and Extract in order to create outlines, study
guides, or word lists – all things that can improve their reading
comprehension and retention.
Decoding Support - It then reads the words aloud to the
student in clear, humanlike, synthetic speech, while a patented dual
highlighting feature adds visual reinforcement. For students who have
difficulty physically accessing curriculum materials, Kurzweil 3000
provides a digital means of engaging with text and can support students
who use alternative methods for accessing the computer.
Writing and Self-Editing Tools - As students type, the
software speaks each letter or word, so they can quickly re cognize and
correct spelling mistake s. The Check Spelling As You Type feature
underlines misspelled words in red. The audible spell checker and
customizable word prediction further assist students with creating and
modifying reports, essays and papers without teacher intervention.
Independent Test Taking – With Kurzweil 3000, students can
independently complete worksheets, classroom tests and standardized
tests with greater confidence and fewer mistakes. Students with
accommodations can easily answer fill-in-the blanks, multiple choice,
true/false, short answer, essay and other test forms while using a
customized selection of writing tools, comprehension aids and visual
modifications. Teachers can save documents with specific toolbars and
feature locks, while also controlling which Kurzweil 3000 features are
available to students during testing. Kurzweil 3000 supports the
teaching and learning of reading skills that are necessary for meeting
state and federal mandates. Kurzweil 3000 not only reads questions and
answers aloud, it allows students to type answers directly onto the
image of a scanned test, thereby offering more independence for both the
student and teacher. In addition, the product is proving instrumental
for both classroom and standardized assessments.
Kurzweil 3000 Professional Color
Provides for the creation and delivery of electronic
documents. Documents can be scanned in color or black
and white or opened from another application and saved
into Kurzweil 3000 proprietary format. Kurzweil 3000
users who only have one copy of the product typically
find it best to have a Kurzweil 3000 Professional which
allows them to create and prepare documents as well as
use the powerful reading, writing and learning tools.
Some of the features unique to the Kurzweil 3000
Professional version include:
- One-button scanning
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
- Edit Underlying Text
- Zone Editing
- Kurzweil Virtual Printer
- Open As PDF (OS X only)
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