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Kidspiration

Children's program featuring a white background page and a left-hand menu with several icons to select and place on the page. In the foreground of the white page, there are 6 icons, with a "mind map" connecting the icons to form an idea.
Manufacturer Name: 
INSPIRATION SOFTWARE, INC.

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Product Description: 

Kidspiration is a word processor program and writing skills training system designed for use by children with learning disabilities and others who learn better visually. The program helps students to brainstorm ideas with pictures and words, organize and categorize information visually, create stories and descriptions using engaging visual tools, and explore new ideas with thought webs and visual mapping.

Main Features: 

  • Integrated Picture and Writing Views connect students' visual thoughts with written expression in a single click. In Picture View, students develop thought webs and other graphic organizers. In Writing View, they expand their ideas into written expression. As they visualize, plan and organize, students build essential skills and confidence in reading and writing.
  • Visual continuity between Picture View and Writing View links images with written expression. When students click from Picture View to Writing View, they see symbols from their graphic organizers, reinforcing the connection between words and their meaning.
  • Kidspiration pairs symbols and words to build and strengthen literacy. Emerging readers and early learners use Kidspiration symbols and graphic organizers to communicate stories they've heard and ideas they develop. Older students use symbols to explain more complex ideas, show relationships and demonstrate understanding.
  • Kidspiration Word Guide supports vocabulary and reading comprehension with easy access to nearly 13,000 words. It includes sight vocabulary from the Dolch and Fry word lists and aligns with TESL vocabulary to support ELL and ESL students. Each entry includes definitions, recorded speech for pronunciation, synonyms and antonyms, parts of speech and sample sentences. Word Guide pairs 1,400 words with images to enhance word recognition and comprehension.
  • Audio support includes longer recording time to encourage students to express and document their ideas. Teachers enjoy greater flexibility when recording instructions and comments. For ESL and ELL learners, teachers can record instructions in native languages to enhance student understanding. With the Listen tool, students can hear any text read aloud, strengthening word recognition and comprehension.
  • Ready-made reading and writing activities support phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, word recognition, and comprehension as they build students' writing and literacy skills.
  • One-click transfer to word processors lets students easily export their work to applications such as Microsoft Word, Scholastic Keys, and Appleworks to expand upon projects and assignments. 

More Information: 

This product is discontinued by the manufacturer, but it may still be available for purchase from third party vendors. Try searching the product by name on the internet. Be careful as the manufacturer may no longer support it - or support it for long.

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