Technologies to Help Reading to Learn

Any text can be read aloud. This can greatly reduce the heavy reading burden placed on all students.

Technologies to aid reading are introduced here



 

Look in the Show more section under the video on YouTube to see the start times for each technology
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These will help locate specific sections.

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Which Text-to-Speech solution to use?

How to access text-to-speech technology depends on what is being read and the device used.

This YouTube Playlist provides information on the many different text-to-speech options available. Have a look through the videos listed to see which devices you own.

Watch the video to learn how to use text-to-speech on your own devices.

Don’t just watch the videos, start using text to speech on your devices.

 

Click on the image to access the playlist

 

Use Kindle functionality

Reading academic books on a Kindle enables students to alter the text and background to make the book easier to read (see Dyslexia friendly Kindle functionality).

It also provides many features to help students study a text, including:

  • finding specific text

  • annotating passaged.

    This video shows how>>>



Have hardcopy worksheets read aloud

How can technology help students read hardcopy worksheets?

This video shows how a FREE app can scan hardcopy worksheets so they can be read aloud, completed, then emailed (handed in) to the teacher.


Dyslexia Friendly Fonts

Changing the font can make reading easier for many students.

How to download fonts depends on where you want to use them.

This playlist will help you download fonts in different circumstances.

 
 


FREE 60-day trial of Read & Write from Text Help

This is a great opportunity to try before you buy, or ideally, persuade your child’s school that they need to purchase it for all their students.

I am impressed with the functionality and will show students how to use it later in the course.

I am including the form for the extended free trial here because if you register for the free trial and then do not purchase, you can still use their excellent text-to-speech product in Google Chrome free of charge.

I would highly recommend utilising this free trial if only to have the on going use the text to speech functionlaity.

Click on the image to access the form.

You can start this free trial now, but I would suggest you wait so you get to use it when students have homework.