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"For children and young people with reading difficulties, text-to-speech (TTS) software offers some of the benefits of a personal reader. The article provides an overview of the technology and its application, and then summarizes the research on benefits

"Text Help has made a new toolbar available for free for anyone who uses Google Docs and the Chrome Browser. What is now possible is dual highlighted (two colors) text to speech in Google Docs! This is huge, an amazing benefit for our struggling readers, writers and researchers."

"If you're one of the people that made the switch to Chrome in 2011, here are some extensions and Chrome web apps that you and your students should find handy."

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can: Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go, Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer, View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen, Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.

"TextGrabber + Translator turns your mobile device into a multifunctional mobile scanner with translation capability. It can extract text from a variety of printed sources by using the device's camera. With TextGrabber's quick text capturing and translation features, you can digitize printed information and translate it into your native language anywhere anytime. "

"Share your powerpoint presentations, eLearning content, business presentations and tutorials as engaging talking videos, by using high-quality and multilingual text-to-speech technology, with no need for expensive and time-consuming voice recordings. How? Just import your presentation and type a comment for each slide. You immediately get a high-quality talking video, ready to be shared."

OutlinesOutloud-just like it sounds! OutlinesOutloud takes the sting out of studying by converting your study outlines to spoken audio. Super-flexible playback controls let you vary speech rate; jump forward and backward with ease, skip rows or whole sections, loop-and more! Reads even complex outlines naturally OutlinesOutloud reads hierarchical information (letter and numeral prefixes) in a smooth, listenable way and handles a variety of symbols that could choke your average speech-to-text app! Easy transfer from computer to iPhone With OutlinesOutloud, syncing to your iPhone happens automatically, so you can study anywhere. Select the portions you want to hear, and hit PLAY. All you have to do is listen!"

ATIA 2012 Resources Author: Beth Poss and Mo Buti

"Wrise is a word processor that makes reading and writing accessible for everyone. Designed to support reading comprehension and text composition it can also be beneficial for individuals with dyslexia."

Many students struggle to read well enough to support learning in various areas of the curriculum. Drawing on an eight-month inquiry, with 28 grade five students, this article discusses text-to-speech technology as an inclusive reading practice that allows students entry into their literacy communities, access to a variety of texts, and enhanced meaning making.

"Story Share provides relevant and readable content for students who read below grade level beyond elementary school. In doing so, we aim to inspire reading practice and improve literacy skills. By leveraging the combined powers of interactive web design and best practices in literacy instruction, our platform will bring together writers, readers, and educators to engage and support readers who struggle."