Kidspiration

Kidspiration is a powerful software that helps students visualize their thoughts and develop well-organized stories and reports.

Kidspiration inspires children to write using visual learning. Students build graphic organizers with pictures, text and spoken words. They can see their thoughts come alive with the over 1200 symbols to represent their ideas. The software is easy to understand and user friendly. Students use a pictoral toolbar to navigate the program.

Picture View

Students build webs, groups and concept maps with the symbols in Picture View. In building their graphic organizers, they can "see" their thoughts take shape.

Writing View

Students easily move from the Picture View to the Writing View. Symbols in the Writing View help students connect pictures with words. Students turn their pictures into sentences, to paragraphs, to a completed project. The layout and ease of use encourages students to return to their work and build on their thoughts. Students are compelled to bring it all together and polish their final project.

Symbol Maker

Using the powerful drawing tool, Symbol Maker, students draw pictures and symbols to express their thoughts. These images can then be used in their projects.

Listen and Recording Tools

The listen tool lets students hear any text read aloud. They can also record their own words.

Kidspiration is an excellent program that provides a visual way to think, write and comprehend. The younger student will develop early literacy skills, while more advance students improve comprehension and learn to organize their ideas for writing. Kidspiration gives children the conifidence they need to improve their writing skills.

• Sample paper by 7 year old student using Kidspiration.