Many word prediction programs were first developed for students whose keyboarding skills were severely limited by their motor impairments. Word prediction can reduce this gap simply by reducing the number of selections necessary for encoding words. Educators are beginning to see the power of word prediction for students with learning disabilities. Many students who are poor spellers avoid words they are unsure of and therefore have extremely limited writing vocabularies. Others are less constricted while composing, but find that spellcheckers frequently do not generate appropriate choices.
Word prediction provides poor spellers on-line assistance, making the whole endeavor less stressful.
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