Students who struggle with spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure, reading, or language deficits can improve both the quality and quantity of their writing, as well as increase their enjoyment of writing by using Co:Writer Word Prediction Software. Created by Don Johnston, Co:Writer is a word prediction tool that predicts the word a student in trying to type, even if the student spells the word incorrectly. Innovative features include an optional voice to read words aloud to students and a word predictor that offers grammatically correct options to students as they type sentences and paragraphs. I was impressed by the topic dictionaries; these are vocabulary specific lists that can be accessed by students who might otherwise search for words or key terms to include in a piece of writing. For example, a student might enter the topic of Martin Luther King, Jr. and immediately, a topic dictionary with words pertaining to the topic will appear on the side of the screen. It is also possible for students or teachers to create their own topic dictionaries by simply copying a page from a website of choice like Wikipedia and pasting it into a topic dictionary. Co:Writer will automatically pick out the nouns, adjectives, or verbs for a comprehensive vocab list that is content specific.
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