Read&Write Gold
Syracuse University maintains a site license for TextHelp Read&Write Gold for PC and Mac and iReadWrite for iPad.
Read&Write Gold helps all individuals succeed regardless of ability or learning style. Users can access the reading, writing, studying, and research tools they need at school, home, or work. Having text read aloud with dual color highlighting, along with additional support tools, helps every learner gain confidence and work independently at their own pace.
The discrete, customizable toolbar works with commonly-used file types and applications including: Microsoft ® Word, Google Docs™, PDFs, Mozilla Firefox®, Internet Explorer®, Safari, and Chrome™, to make digital content accessible. The software can take scanned electronic documents and camera images into a format that enables interaction with the content.
Read&Write Gold is especially helpful for those challenged with the increased demands of college, including:
- Those with learning disabilities, such as dyslexia
- Student athletes trying to balance the demands of sports with their course work
- First-generation college students
- English as a Second Language learners
- International students
- Adult learners with full-time jobs and families
- And all others who have difficulty reading and writing
The software will soon be installed on the computers in the ITS public computer labs and can now be installed on users’ University- and individually-owned computers.
Contact your local IT support team for assistance installing the software on your University-owned computer.Download link below for installing on your personally-owned computer.
Information and Training
User Manual and Training Guides
Webinar
ITS arranged for a live, one-hour webinar that presents a thorough tour of Read&Write Gold and discussion of how the application can help students and other that you support.Kimberly Nix, M.Ed., TextHelp’s Senior Professional Development Manager in North America, discusses the key tools in Read&Write for empowering university students to maximize their time and effort.She focuses on the areas of accessing digital text, working through reading, creating study guides, gathering information for research, organizing and proofing, paper writing, and more. A demonstration of how tools function was interspersed with practical application suggestions to help different kinds of learners with strategies for success.
The webinar took place on March 25th, 2015 and was recorded.
Video recording of the Read&Write Gold Webinar (YouTube)
Read&Write Gold flyer (.pdf)
Read&Write Gold Features
- Mac vs PC version features (.docx)
- TextHelp hands-on training, presented by Kimberly Nix, Senior Professional Development Manager, June 2015
Video Tutorials
Captioned videos covering the Read&Write toolbar features (Youtube)
Read&Write Gold has video tutorials covering most of the toolbar features available within the application.These videos are accessed from the dropdown menu at the right end of the toolbar next to the R&W logo.
- Georgian College also has excellent tutorial videos covering all of the toolbar features
Read&Write Toolmatcher
- Link to ToolMatcher
- This tool helps determine which toolbar features best meet your needs
Downloads
Download Read&Write Gold and iReadWrite for PC, Mac, iPad, Chrome, etc. (You must login to Answers to download Read&Write Gold)
Updates
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC has replaced Adobe Reader XI as Adobe’s free PDF reader. Read&Write 11 is compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, but a few steps need to be made in order for Read&Write to work with Reader DC.