Read&Write Gold is designed to provide help to computer users with reading and writing difficulties. Among its many features are the ability to read text aloud and help construct words and sentences. It also has advanced spell checking, document scanning and internet tools.
Is this software right for me?
This type of software is for use by staff on campus computers, whether that is a laptop or desktop.
What does this software do?
Read and Write Gold helps users with additional learning needs to read, write and learn independently.
How do I get it?
Staff
Read&Write is available to download via Pegasus.
Student
Students are unable to download this version of the software, but they can use in centrally managed computer labs.
Computer labs
Read&Write is also available in the centrally managed computer labs.
FAQs
Read and Write Gold - How To Install On Windows
When downloading this software, an automated email will be sent to your university email account. Please read this email as it contains information and instructions.
If you have any problems downloading, installing or authorising this software, please contact help@strath.ac.uk
A huge variety of information is available, including overviews, and FAQs on the Texthelp pages.
If you want older versions of this software, other versions are available on the Available Licensed Software page on Pegasus.
Staff
Free to download to University owned PC/Laptop.
Operating System
- Windows 10 or above
Software
- Internet Explorer 6
Hardware
- CPU: Pentium IV processor 1.8GHz (2.4 GHz Recommended)
- RAM: 512MB (1GB Recommended)
- Free disk space: 2GB
Type: Site licence
End date: Renewed annually
Personal licence: Personal licenses are available from the Resellers & Store section of the Texthelp web pages.
Licence details
Please read licence details before downloading software.
Usage
This product can be installed by staff and students on University owned equipment on campus subject to certain conditions.