MyStudyBar

A suite of free applications assembled into one package to support literacy difficulties.

To download MyStudyBar go to the MyStudyBar webpage

MyStudyBar can help learners to:

• organise and plan their thoughts
• customise background and font colours
• listen to information read aloud
• convert text to audio
• improve typing skills and more!

Tip: You can run MyStudyBar from a USB pendrive or the desktop!

Support with planning and organisation

XMind - can help to map out ideas, communicate thoughts, understand relationships between topics, add images and icons - great for visual learning!

The Guide - plan and stucture your ideas then convert them to a word processor such as Microsoft Word to extend writing.

Support with reading

TBar - is an easy-to-use screen masking tool. You can choose from a range of colours, create a reading ruler and adjust the size and transparency of the tint.

ATBar - reads text aloud with options to change the font style, colour back- ground and synchronised colour highlighting.

VuBar - is a floating ruler which can be set to read one or two lines of text at a time, to aid concentration.

Support with writing

Balabolka - reads individual characters, words and sentences as you type. It has many other useful features such as converting text to audio.

RapidTyping - is a colourful and fun touch typing program with a variety of lessons to choose from. You can also create your own word lists to practice with.

Voice - Speech Recognition

With Voice you can dictate text. Voice uses the Windows built-in Speech Recognition which requires training. For best results take time to work through the tutorial.

Vision - Magnifier

Magnify and customise your desktop with System Font Size Changer.