This is great, thanks for the info. I have seen Inspiration too, now that I think of it. Really great program. www.inspiration.com Sharon Hagy Basic Skills Specialist Mt. Hood Community College (503) 491-7590 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: George Irwin [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 12:35 PM To: Sharon Hagy Subject: Wish List for writing center. Hi Sharon, We are in the process of creating a writing center at SUNY Delhi. I might assume that you have computers available to you. If not, that is the first and foremost item. As for software: Developmental writing: Co:Writer 4000 (Don Johnston Company) This is a word predict program in which it anticipates the next word or gives you a word bank to pick from when you type in letters. If the student can figure out the first three letters most likely the word will appear. The word is spoken out for the student (yes, you need a sound card and speakers). It is very helpful to students with poor writing skills because the spelling of a word is done for them. Still in the developmental writing Write-OutLoud (Don Johnston Company) This program is for the more advanced writer who makes simple mistakes in grammar or word choice. As the student writes, it is read to them word by word, and then the sentence is read to them when complete. The student can highlight a passage and have that read to them. Some times a student can hear a mistake an correct it. For the research papers Draft: Builder (Don Johnston Company) This program is an easy way to organize information while collecting it then move it to outline and then to a draft. It has several templates to guide the student through the research paper process and creates a running bibliography in several formats. The last is Inspiration (Don Johnston Company) which is an pictorial outlining program. It works will for students who have a difficult time organizing their thoughts. The nice thing about these programs is you can buy them as a package for $584.00 for one set. There are other packages available. We have had success with students on these programs. They are EASY to use so training time is reduced. The students see improvement in their work immediately and are most likely to use it. Oh, Don Johnston Company 1-800-999- 4660 I hope this helps. George E. Irwin Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities SUNY College of Technology at Delhi