Spell Checker For People With Dyslexia
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 605.
Social network's main means of communication is writing of posts, comments and messages. Dyslexics with writing difficulties often find it (1) _______ to actively participate in social networks such as Facebook. They are concerned with their potentially embarrassing spelling mistakes. However, social networks have revolutionized the (2)______ people communicate, and without a supportive environment people with dyslexia may find themselves (3)______ of the online global discussion.
Facebook does not support a spell checking service. However, any Facebook user using the Google Chrome or Firefox browsers can use the browsers'(4)______ spell checker. However, they were not designed for people with writing disabilities, such as dyslexics. These spell checker address the needs of mainstream users (5)_____ occasionally misspell. Special Spell Checker was developed to address the severe spelling of dyslexics.
The algorithms of these Spell Checkers are based on a(n) (6)_____ of the context of a sentence. The result is accurate corrections to severely misspelled words that regular spell checkers have no (7)_____ which words to correct. The "Ghotit Spell Checker for People with Dyslexia" is a Facebook (8)_______that corrects the spelling of posts. The Spell Checker is very easy to use. All you need (9)______ is just type the text inside the Spell Checker's frame. Ghotit then offers corrections to both misspelled and misused (e.g the word "their" instead of "there") words, as well as grammar errors. Once corrected, the text can be (10)______ with friends.
The new application will be valuable virtually to any Facebook user feeling awkward with his/her spelling. Using the Spell Checker, users will quickly see a dramatic improvement in their writing quality.
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TASK 5
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