Easily accessed via the Alinea Suite PDF reading, and word prediction applications, the dictionary application includes the:
Harper Collins English, US English, German, and French. Their is also a picture dictionary that can be edited, an invaluable tool for teachers and parents.
To demonstrate the dictionary, we have used two homophones – flower and flour. Sounding the same, but having a different meaning and a different spelling, homophones can pose difficulty for many dyslexic and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learners.
Using one of the text-to-speech voices included with Alinea Suite’s Windows application, the below videos show Alinea’s Harper Colins dictionary application giving the definition of flower, then flower.
Now for the word flour….
For those requiring further support, the picture dictionary is also available, and can be edited via Alinea’s glossary.
To demonstrate this, I edited the glossary’s entry for the word flour as there was no picture dictionary entry.
To give maximum support, the Alinea Suite dictionary application can be accessed: