Those who are schooled in and familiar with the field of dyslexia will quickly admit that one of the principle challenges for the dyslexic student is identifying, spelling, and pronouncing homonyms and homophones.

While today’s technology has made dyslexic software easily available, there is still a need for caution when selecting a dyslexic software program for homonyms.

One of the basic approaches until now has been having the dyslexic student use a spell checker to check her work. Since the dyslexic person will often reverse the order of letters when reading or writing words, a spell checker seemed like a good idea.

The use of the spell checker would allow the student to go back over her work and make sure that all words were spelled correctly. This works well except for homonyms and non-homonym words that have visually similar spelling.

For example a spell checker would not tell you that “red” should be “read” in the sentence, “I red the book last night.” Instead, our dyslexic student would receive a “Spell check complete, no errors found.” message from the spell checker.

A spell checker would also see no problem with the word “super” which should be “supper” in the sentence, “I ate super last night.” Even though this is not a homonym problem sentence, to the dyslexic student, the sentence still may appear correct.

The simple fact is that a spell checker alone addresses only part of the problem. What is needed is a dyslexic software program that identifies words that are not only phonetically similar, but visually similar as well, and then provides a means of correcting such words based on the context of the sentence.

Dyslexic software of this type would address the needs of the student that must deal with dyslexia as well as teachers, groups and organizations that have undertaken the noble task of meeting this most persistent challenge to the dyslexic student.

When choosing among the dozens of dyslexic software products on the market, look for those that do more than just part of the job. The extra effort will require some digging and investigating, but the find will be well worth the time spent for the dyslexic student and those dedicated to helping him.

A google search on the keyword dyslexic software would be a good starting point.

The dyslexic software program, Homonym Words Dictionary, has evolved into an excellent tool for dyslexic student as well as her parents, teachers, and schools. The software gives one the tools needed for learning and mastering homonyms. Click HERE for details and a free demo.