WordQ Standard/Pro
v6.1 for Windows

WordQ v6.1 for Windows is our next generation software to help persons with learning differences and those who are neurodiverse, English or French Language Learners, and in general, anyone facing barriers to reading and writing for any reason. WordQ is a simple-to-use tool featuring word prediction, speech feedback, static and dynamic topics (word banks), speech recognition, and PDF viewing/editing that helps students create better quality writing with greater independence and confidence. These help individuals develop the skills and confidence they need to learn for life and thrive in school and in the workplace.

Works seamlessly across both desktop and web applications

Works completely offline in secure environments

Free upgrade for subscription licence holders of WordQ 5 for Windows

Key Features

• Automatic display of English or French user interface based on system language

• State-of-the-art in-context word prediction: Supports both offline and online applications (e.g., Office 365 and Google apps); automatically adapts to your word usage

• High quality text-to-speech feedback: Listen to high quality speech to help choose predictions and read aloud as you type to help you catch mistakes. Acapela voices are individually downloaded for flexibility in choosing voices/dialects

• Read website text selections: Includes word-by-word highlighting and ability to pause, restart, move a single word at a time backward and forward using arrow keys

• Homonym usage examples: See examples of how a close-sounding words are used

• Abbreviation-expansion: Use short forms to expand out to phrases

• Proofreading mode: Use a unique proofreading strategy alongside word prediction to help you review and refine your writing so that the result sounds like what you had originally intended

• Pronunciation exceptions: Customize how unique words are spoken

• Exam Mode: Turns off WordQ features that may not be allowed during exams/assessments

• PDF viewer/editor: Open PDF documents for accessible reading and writing using all WordQ features; fill in form fields or add your own text boxes; add sticky notes; and mark up text with annotations

• ThoughtQ Dynamic Topics: Automatically create a topic list (word bank) of words/phrases on any subject by simply entering a keyword; use this list to influence word prediction and as "thought triggers" to help you search the web more effectively, with less effort and time, while gaining greater knowledge.

• Static Topics/Word Banks: Easily create and use static topics (word banks), that consist of a list of words or short phrases that you might use when writing about a topic and influence word prediction accordingly.

• Speech recognition: Work alongside of Microsoft Voice Typing (Win 10 or 11; online) or Voice Access (Win 11; offline); you have the choice of typing with the keyboard, using word prediction, or speaking straight into your text

• Profanity-free

• Online help: Complete user help is available online

• Compatible with WordQ 5: Import and use previous WordQ 5 user profiles.

Standard or Pro

WordQ 6 is available in either Standard or Pro versions. The Standard version includes vocabulary templates and a dictionary suitable for elementary, intermediate and secondary students. The Pro version contains an advanced academic and professional vocabulary template and dictionary suitable for higher education (e.g., grade 12, post-secondary), and the workplace.

Why upgrade from WordQ 5?

• Supports both desktop and browser-based applications

• Reads website text aloud with word-by-word highlighting

• Powerful speech recognition using Microsoft Voice Typing and Voice Access

• Improved contextual word prediction

• Improved profanity protection

• New interface facilitates gathering of topical words for pre-writing

• Improved ThoughtQ Dynamic Topic word suggestions

• Redeveloped from the ground up for the latest Microsoft operating systems