Franklin KID240 Speaking Homework Wiz @ richardeward.com

Franklin KID240 Speaking Homework Wiz
from Franklin Electronics

Features:

• Automatic spelling correction for nearly 50,000 words
• Speaks 40,000 easy-to-understand definitions
• Handwriting animation teaches penmanship
• Models either manuscript or cursive writing

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Great idea, made shabby
  I bought this for my 7 year old (2nd grade) who unfortunately has my personal affliction of not being able to spell that well. We tried the traditional route of book dictionaries but they were heavy and cumbersome and took lots of time to find the words. Especially if it was a derivative of a word like friendly instead of friend. The longer it took the more frustrated he became and his homework was starting to suffer. Most kids limit their writing to what they can easily spell and his work looked like it... more info

• Speaking part is not aggrable with standard phonetics
  I agree with dictionary part. It works great for kids. The speaking part is generated as from synthesis of computer speaking. Which is not same as standard phonetic practice. I thnik technology didn't match to the existing phonetic practice. I will prefer Franklin HW 216 Homework Wiz Plus instead of this one for the given price. Also the cover design did not take consideration of kids, they are fragile. My kid broke the cover in the second day.

• Excellent product for students with learning disabilities
  The speaking feature is a Godsend for students with reading disabilities. Excellent phonetic spell checking feature with homonym support (students can easily figure out when to use to, too or two, or their, there, they're, etc with built in features). Best for elementary,some middle school age students.I do wish there was a way to upgrade to their larger dictionary.

• A Must Have for Elementary LD students
  Any child with a written language disorder can benefit from this mini electronic equipment. It can end editing battles and final product disasters when used appropriately. I recommend it to all parents I meet who have a Learning Disabled child.

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