Questions about DyslexiaWrite and dyslexia assistive technology

The most widely used dyslexia assistive technology tools in the UK include DyslexiaWrite, TextHelp Read&Write, and Claro Software. DyslexiaWrite offers AI-powered text simplification, document decoding, reading mode progression tracking, and an Accessibility Passport — features not found in most competitors — at a significantly lower price point. For Access to Work-funded employees and school SENCO teams requiring evidence of progression, DyslexiaWrite is a strong option.

Dyslexia software varies widely in price. DyslexiaWrite starts at £6.99/month for individuals, £300/year for schools (up to 30 students), and £95/user/year for workplaces. An Access to Work licence is available at £120/year — typically 100% funded by DWP. TextHelp Read&Write costs approximately £145–200/user/year, making DyslexiaWrite around 70–80% cheaper.

Yes. DyslexiaWrite is a direct alternative to TextHelp Read&Write at approximately 70–80% lower cost. It offers comparable text-to-speech, grammar checking, and voice dictation, plus features TextHelp does not include: AI document decoding, reading mode progression tracking for SENCO evidence, an Accessibility Passport, and an Equality Act Compliance Pack for employers.

Yes. The UK Government's Access to Work scheme can fund assistive technology for employees with dyslexia or other disabilities. DyslexiaWrite offers a dedicated Access to Work licence at £120/year, which is typically 100% funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Your employer or Access to Work assessor can include it in your support package.

UK schools commonly use TextHelp Read&Write, Claro Software, or DyslexiaWrite for dyslexic students. DyslexiaWrite is designed specifically for school use with a SENCO class dashboard, reading mode progression tracking that generates evidence for EHCPs, vocabulary growth reporting, and auto-generated termly reports. School plans start at £300/year for up to 30 students. DyslexiaWrite is a registered Incensu education supplier.

Yes. DyslexiaWrite is a web-based PWA (Progressive Web App) that works on any device with a modern browser, including iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. The core writing, reading, and simplification tools are fully functional on mobile. A Chrome browser extension is also available for desktop use on email, Slack, and web pages.

Both tools offer text-to-speech, grammar checking, and voice dictation. DyslexiaWrite adds AI document decoding (explaining any uploaded document in plain language), reading mode progression tracking for SENCO evidence, an Accessibility Passport, Story Mode for children, and a Meeting Survival Kit. TextHelp Read&Write has a longer track record, broader language support, and specialist maths features. DyslexiaWrite is 70–80% cheaper. See the full comparison at dyslexiawrite.com/compare.

DyslexiaWrite is a UK-based AI-powered assistive technology platform for dyslexic users. It provides writing support (grammar checking, AI rewriting, voice dictation), reading assistance (text-to-speech with word-level highlighting, three reading modes), and document comprehension tools (document decoding, text simplification). It is developed by IgnisTech Ltd.

DyslexiaWrite has a free tier with daily usage limits — no credit card required. The Pro plan at £6.99/month gives unlimited access to all individual features. Schools and workplaces have separate annual plans. An Access to Work licence at £120/year is available for UK employees and is typically 100% funded by DWP.

DyslexiaWrite offers three reading modes: Supported (adds a reading ruler, colour tint, and increased line spacing), Guided (focuses on one sentence at a time with a spotlight), and Clean (removes all distractions for confident readers). Progression through these modes is tracked over time and can be used as SENCO evidence for EHCPs.

Yes. DyslexiaWrite's Document Decoder allows users to upload or photograph any document — a letter, form, contract, or policy — and receive a plain-English explanation instantly. This is particularly useful for legal documents, NHS letters, or workplace communications that use complex language.

DyslexiaWrite tracks reading mode progression over time — from Supported to Guided to Clean — and generates reports showing vocabulary growth and writing session data. These can be used by SENCOs as objective evidence for EHCP reviews and Annual Reviews. The school dashboard provides anonymised data per student without storing any written content.

Yes. DyslexiaWrite offers a Chrome browser extension that brings text simplification and reading support to any website — including email, Slack, Google Docs, and web pages. Users can highlight text and simplify it, or have it read aloud, without leaving the page they are on.

Yes. DyslexiaWrite is designed for workplace use and counts as an assistive technology reasonable adjustment under the Equality Act 2010. The Workplace plan includes an Equality Act Compliance Pack (Reasonable Adjustment Policy template, adjustment records, and a neurodiversity awareness guide) to help HR and line managers implement support properly.

DyslexiaWrite's Accessibility Passport is a personal accessibility profile generated from the user's usage data — their preferred reading mode, font size, TTS voice, and vocabulary. It can be shared with employers or educational institutions to communicate support needs clearly, without the user having to explain them from scratch each time.

Yes. DyslexiaWrite is GDPR compliant with UK data hosting. No user-written content is stored on servers or used to train AI models. School usage data is anonymised and limited to aggregate metrics. A Data Processing Agreement is available for enterprise and school customers.

DyslexiaWrite's Meeting Survival Kit provides an AI briefing in plain English before a meeting, captures a live simplified transcript in real time, then automatically generates a summary with decisions, action items, and a draft follow-up email. It uses the device microphone and the Web Speech API — no external recording software needed.

Story Mode is a feature for children that generates personalised AI stories based on a chosen theme and reading level. Stories include warmup vocabulary words before reading, karaoke-style word highlighting as the story is read aloud, and a tap-to-decode vocabulary lookup. Free users get one AI-generated story per week; Pro users get unlimited stories.

Yes. Dyslexia Write is assistive software that can be funded in full through an Access to Work grant for employed and self-employed adults in the UK — you pay nothing. Once your Access to Work assessment recommends dyslexia writing support and your grant is approved, send us your Access to Work reference number and we'll set up your account and invoice the DWP directly, so there's no paperwork on your end. Employers, disability leads and SENCOs can also buy multi-seat licences directly for a team or school. Email support@dyslexiawrite.com for a quote, help with your application, or a free trial before you apply.

It depends where you're writing. Dyslexia Write works inside Gmail, Google Docs, Outlook on the web, Slack and Microsoft Teams through our Chrome extension, plus its own built-in web editor — no need to copy text into a separate app for any of those. It doesn't yet have a native add-in for the Microsoft Word desktop app; if you write mainly in desktop Word, paste your text into the Dyslexia Write editor to get the same corrections. The web editor works in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.

Dyslexia affects how the brain processes the sounds within words (phonological processing), which makes it harder to reliably match letters to sounds — especially in English, where spelling is often inconsistent with pronunciation. This is why dyslexic writers often produce spellings that sound right but look wrong (like 'becuase' or 'recieve'), and why standard spellcheckers, which are built for typos rather than phonetic patterns, frequently fail to suggest the intended word.

Phonetic spelling is writing a word the way it sounds rather than how it's conventionally spelled — for example 'fone' for 'phone' or 'thort' for 'thought'. Dyslexic writers do this because dyslexia affects phonological processing, so sounding a word out and matching it to English's often-irregular spelling rules is genuinely harder. Standard spellcheckers, built mainly to catch typos and near-misses, often can't find the intended word from a phonetic spelling — this is a common gap that dyslexia-specific tools are built to close.

Reading your own writing aloud — or having text-to-speech read it back to you — is one of the most effective proofreading methods for dyslexic writers, since it catches errors your eyes skip over. Other approaches that help: reading backwards sentence-by-sentence to focus on individual wording rather than flow, increasing line spacing and font size to reduce visual crowding, and using a tool built for dyslexic spelling patterns (not just generic spellcheck) to catch phonetic errors and commonly confused homophones like their/there/they're.

Poor spelling from lack of practice or teaching tends to improve steadily with more reading and writing. Dyslexia is a specific, lifelong difference in how the brain processes language — it persists even in people who read widely and write often, and it typically comes with a distinctive pattern: phonetic spelling, letter reversals, and difficulty with homophones, alongside otherwise strong vocabulary and ideas. A formal diagnostic assessment is the only way to confirm dyslexia specifically, but the pattern of errors is often a useful first clue.

Yes, for many people, though usually less severely than spelling. Dyslexia can make it harder to hold a long sentence's structure in mind while writing it, which sometimes leads to run-on sentences, missing small words, or inconsistent tense — not because the underlying grammar isn't understood, but because writing it down accurately takes more working memory. Reading text back aloud, or breaking long sentences into shorter ones, are two of the most effective ways to catch this while proofreading.