Premier Predictor Pro Features
The Premier Predictor Pro has an impressive amount of features all designed to make working with text a breeze. Word Prediction, word search, grade level selection, and document digestion are just some of the features available to you when using Predictor Pro. All these features are available in both French and Spanish as well as English.
So what is Word Prediction?
Word Prediction is a technology developed to assist people who have difficulty spelling and writing. As a person types, word prediction will display a list of the most probable words allowing the typist to select the word from the list. This technology can significantly reduce the number of key strokes an individual need to make. The built in talking dictionary lets the typist hear the definition to make sure that the word they select is the right word. – Whether, and weather can be very confusing to some writers.
Word Search
Can’t think of the word or only know part of it – Predictor Pro comes with a built in word search so that users can search for words. Sometimes word prediction is too much and sometimes it is not enough, that is when word search becomes useful. It lets you search for a specific word. You can browse the list of words and when you hear the one you want, word search will insert it right into your document.
Document Digestion
Predictor Pro has a built-in Document Digester. It will read through documents you select and find words that aren't in the prediction library but may be relevant to you. You are given the option to add these to the library to optimize the tool for your individual use.
Grade Level Word Prediciton
Predictor Pro lets users select the grade level of the words that display in the prediction list. You can quickly set the word prediction for 4th grade and below, 6th grade and below, 8th grade and below and all grades. The grade levels let individuals start out with grade level appropriate words and move up grade levels as their writing skills progress.
Additional Libraries
There are more than 20 additional libraries that are available to import into Premier Predictor Pro. These libraries contain words and phrases related to medical terminology that are extremely difficult to spell. After you import the library, the terms can be accessed by just typing a few characters. For example, if you were in the nursing program and you wanted to write “Adhatoda vasica, syn. Justiciaadhatoda” you could just type “adhvas” and then select the full term from the prediction list.
Network-Enabled Libraries
Chances are that if words are added to a prediction list, like city names or places, they are relevant for the whole class. In the past, educators had to update every workstation. Now with the network-enabled libraries just update that library, and instantly the additions will be available to all students.