Talking word processors (TWP) are writing software programs that provide speech feedback as the student writes, echoing each letter as it is typed and each word as the spacebar is pressed. Students with learning disabilities find that having written material read aloud assists them to better edit, comprehend and organize. TWP programs offer other adjustments such as enlarging the size of the text and changing the color of the foreground, background and highlighting box to follow along the text being read. TWPs offer the ability to select from a variety of different voices, as well as adjust the rate and volume of the speech. Some other features are spell check, highlighting rates, or word prediction.
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