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Dragon Naturally Speaking
Yale University dyslexia resources, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A university tech tip on setting up and training Dragon NaturallySpeaking for readers with dyslexia. It covers building a user profile, training words and correcting recognition errors.
- How much weight it carries
- A university resource giving practical advice rather than study data. It describes one product, and its steps may not match current versions of the software.
Facts taken from this source
- Yale's dyslexia resource recommends that, if dyslexia makes the training passages hard to read, someone preview the challenging words with you before you train Dragon.
“it is recommended that someone preview challenging words with you, so that you are familiar with them and can read them accurately when training” (Voice training section)
- When you create a Dragon user profile, the software analyzes your emails and documents to learn the vocabulary you use.
“When creating a user profile, Dragon will analyze your e-mails and documents in order to learn more about the vocabulary that you use.” (Page text)
- Yale advises that when Dragon mishears you because of the software, you should train the word by repeating it so the software learns the correct pronunciation.
“If it is Dragon’s error, you should train the word, which entails repeating the word, so that the software program will recognize the correct pronunciation.” (Page text)
- Yale's dyslexia resource says that training words in Dragon strengthens your vocabulary and helps the software work more efficiently.
“It is well worth training words because it strengthens your vocabulary and helps Dragon work more efficiently.” (Page text)