Kurzweil 3000

Kurzweil 3000 is the comprehensive reading, writing and learning software solution for any struggling reader, including individuals with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder or those who are English Language Learners. Price: £195.00 – £725.00 (Excl. VAT)      Available Options     Colour Scan & Read Mono Scan & Read Read Only

Access any document

Kurzweil 3000 can access virtually any information, whether it is printed, electronic, or on the Web. Because Kurzweil 3000 is also content independent, teachers in elementary schools, middle schools, senior schools and colleges alike use it to help students succeed in the classroom regardless of curriculum or lesson plan.

Increased reading fluency

Educators and independent research have demonstrated that Kurzweil 3000 provides not only the tools students need to improve their reading speed and comprehension, but also the features that make it possible for them to learn and study independently.

Study skills

With the aid of visual and auditory feedback, the software helps students keep up with assigned reading, learn critical study skills and successfully complete writing projects and tests. With its robust study skills tools, Kurzweil 3000 facilitates active reading including: highlighting, text circle tools, annotations, bookmarks, voice notes and extracts in order to create outlines, study guides, or word lists – all things that can improve their reading comprehension and retention.

Decoding support

It then reads the words aloud to the student in clear, human-like, synthetic speech, while a patented dual highlighting feature adds visual reinforcement. For students who have difficulty physically accessing curriculum materials, Kurzweil 3000 provides a digital means of engaging with text and can support students who use alternative methods for accessing the computer.

Writing and self-editing tools

As students type, the software speaks each letter or word, so they can quickly re recognise and correct spelling mistakes. The Check Spelling As You Type feature underlines misspelled words in red. The audible spell checker and customizable word prediction further assist students with creating and modifying reports, essays and papers without teacher intervention.

Independent test taking

With Kurzweil 3000, students can independently complete work-station, classroom tests and standardized tests with greater confidence and fewer mistakes. Students can easily answer fill-in-the blanks, multiple choice, true/false, short answer, essay and other test forms while using a customized selection of writing tools, comprehension aids and visual modifications. Teachers can save documents with specific toolbars and feature locks, while also controlling which Kurzweil 3000 features are available to students during testing. Kurzweil 3000 supports the teaching and learning of reading skills that are necessary for meeting state and federal mandates. Kurzweil 3000 not only reads questions and answers aloud, it allows students to type answers directly onto the image of a scanned test, thereby offering more independence for both the student and teacher. In addition, the product is proving instrumental for both classroom and standardized assessments. Product Line

Kurzweil 3000 Professional Colour

Provides for the creation and delivery of electronic documents. Documents can be scanned in colour or black and white or opened from another application and saved into Kurzweil 3000 proprietary format. Kurzweil 3000 users who only have one copy of the product typically find it best to have a Kurzweil 3000 Professional which allows them to create and prepare documents as well as use the powerful reading, writing and learning tools.

Some of the features unique to the Kurzweil 3000 Professional version include:

Kurzweil Virtual Printer

Kurzweil 3000 Mono

Provides the same features as the Colour Professional product, but documents can be scanned in black and white only. Documents scanned in colour using the Professional Colour product can be displayed in colour in the Professional Black and White and LearnStation products.