Over the years I have struggled with spelling and pronunciation of words, and difficulty putting pen to paper I can now look back and see the amazing tools that technology has brought to people with dyslexia this has enabled me to take a different view of the word dyslexic Everybody will have varying degree of dyslexia some people will get by with no help needed, unfortunately I am one of those people who rely on computer technology,
The first thing is to go a long to a dyslexic society in your area and get tested, and see what help is available one of the most important things is to ask the person who is helping you, and is suggesting utilities is to Aske them have you use them yourself, every utility has its pluses but I have found some very expensive programmes not user-friendly
These are my favourite programmes I used on a day today basis
1\ Dragon natural speaking { speech recognition software}
2\ spell catcher plus
3\ TextAloud {Speech screen reader incredible piece of software)
4\ EDraw max { brainstorming, planning etc)
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking preferred version 9 using Andrea NC-181 Anti-Noise headset
I have used several microphones over the past few years, the technology from all different manufacturers has improved.
The microphone I am currently using is a Andrea NC-181 Anti-Noise this is also plugged into the USB digital Andrea external sound module
Using the external soundcard improves the speech quality dramatically. I do not recommend using internal Sound card as they can produce noise from your computer system example. Hard drive noise, small fans. Power supply
I have found the positioning of the microphone is very important I position the microphone to the corner of my mouth and approximately 1 1/2 inches away from my lips. If you bring the microphone too close to the lips. The quality of the speech deteriorates and Dragon natural speaking start to mis pronounce the words.
I have tested this microphone with the TV switched on in the background, even though there was noise in the background.
Dragon natural speaking produced every word. I spoke with no errors.
It is always better to try speaking in sentences. This improves the accuracy, I would not recommend using cheap microphones. As they give Poor results I have noticed on Andrea website they have a new range of microphones they consist of the new technology
USB Andrea's PureAudio™ USB-SA ( with patented noise reduction technology )
ANC-700 Monaural Headset ( Incorporates both of Andrea's patented Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) microphone technology)
For a closer look at their products please go to the following website you will not be disappointed
USB digital Andrea
external sound module