- Gio-Key-Board
infobox software
name = Gio-Key-Board
caption = Gio-Key-Board 01/2008
developer = Johannes Grabler
latest_release_version = 01/2008
latest_release_date =
latest_preview_version =
latest_preview_date =
operating_system =Microsoft Windows
genre =Word processor
license =Freeware
website = [http://www.grabler.de/software/gio-key-board/gio-key-board-english.htm Gio-Key-Board]Gio-Key-Board or GioKeyBoard is a
multimedia literacy "Initial-Sound-Keyboard" (synthetic phonics ) with integratedword processor for children. Thefreeware is useful forpupil s in improving primaryreading andwriting skills (reading education ,literacy ).Gio-Key-Board is multilingual and language-independent. All sounds, graphics,
keyboard layout s, options (100) and dictionary-words of the program can be changed and adapted. The free software can read and speak all written texts byspeech synthesis . The "Child-Write-Program" also has a speakingdictionary to insert words into the text.Handicapped persons (
special education ) can write texts using either a single keyboard-key, mouse-button or thejoystick .See also
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Sight word
*Phonics
*Whole language
*Phonemic awareness
*Kindergarten |Elementary school |Primary school External links
* [http://www.grabler.de/software/gio-key-board/gio-key-board-english.htm Gio-Key-Board] - (download-site)
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