A New Generation
Writing Solution
For People with Learning Difficulties – Ginger Software offers a
contextual grammar and spell checker, as well as statistical data
to track students’ progress.
By Miki Feldman-Simon and Edina Fitzpatrick
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“
The students learned
how to use Ginger
very quickly; they
saw Ginger as fun.
They thought it was
cool and easy to use.
Ginger supported
their independence
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Using Ginger Software within Microsoft Word.
June / July, 2010
The Personal Report details the most frequent errors a user has made, listing them in two categories: spelling
mistakes or grammar mistakes and misused words.
The Group Report provides data on the amount of sentences and words corrected, as well as the amount
and types of errors corrected for each student.
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