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ReadSpeaker docReader
ReadSpeaker docReader
Make your documents accessible to more people by letting your users view and listen to them on any device with no plugins required.
The Document-Reading Experience
Your user will see a ReadSpeaker Listen icon next to your online document link. Clicking the Listen icon opens ReadSpeaker docReader in a new window or tab with your document ready to be listened to.
Or you may embed docReader inside your webpage as shown below.
A toolbar at the top of the page enables the user to browse, read, and listen to the document. When your user clicks the Listen button in the toolbar, the full page will be read section by section in the order defined in the document.
Hovering over a section of text enables users to click to listen to that section. Your users can also explicitly select a section of text to be read. They can also control the layout mode, reading speed, and both text appearance and highlighting.
Supported Document Formats
Apache OpenOffice/LibreOffice Presentation, Open Document Presentation (.odp)
Apache OpenOffice/LibreOffice Spreadsheet, Open Document Spreadsheet (.ods)
Apache OpenOffice/LibreOffice Writer, Open Document Text (.odt)
ePub (.epub)
Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)
Microsoft PowerPoint (.pps, .ppt, .pptx)
Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx)
Portable Document Format (.pdf)
Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Product Sheet
ReadSpeaker docReader (opens in ReadSpeaker docReader)
Optimizing Document Viewing and Listening
Your online documents will be viewable in all browsers, even on mobile devices.
The docReader interface can now be completely customized using CSS. Add your logo and styles to create your own branded version of docReader.
It is now possible to configure the reading options available to your users, including the possibility to download the audio file of the document.
ReadSpeaker docReader has a touch-friendly user interface and HTML5 support for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) and newer Android devices.
Users can easily navigate through the document table of contents if it exists or use thumbnail navigation to go directly to each page.
Auto-tagging of untagged PDFs: ReadSpeaker docReader will guess the structure of the document if there is no structure markup (i.e. untagged PDFs) to optimize the display of the document.
Supported Languages
Below is a list of supported user interface languages. docReader has many more reading languages. Please refer to our voices and languages page for our available text-to-speech voices.
Arabic
Catalan
Danish
Dutch
English
Faroese
Finnish
French
Galician
German
Italian
Japanese
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
ReadSpeaker TextAid Quick Start Guide User.pdfThe Best in Literacy Support for Struggling Readers
The task of helping struggling readers stay motivated and at grade level is a difficult one. ReadSpeaker TextAid helps teachers and institutions face accessibility challenges with its read-aloud reading, writing, and studying tool, helping those with learning disabilities become confident, autonomous learners.
“I’m a reader!”
“I’m a reader!”
ReadSpeaker TextAid uses bimodal presentation and aspects of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to let students listen to an audio version of content while reading along with the highlighted text. This text can come from websites, emails, scanned documents, textbooks, PDFs and more. Students can listen to any text with just one click of the ‘Listen’ button.
Reading and Writing
Copy and paste in any text to have it read
Listen to text in uploaded documents
Read scanned documents and images
One-click webreading with the ‘TextAid Web Reader’
Have the text highlighted as you read
Adjustable reading speed
Read in 21 languages
Reading ruler and screen masking help you focus on the text
Talking Calculator reads numbers and calculations
Customizable text display provides more comfortable reading, with different fonts including OpenDyslexic
Have the text read back to you as you type. Includes spell check.
Download an audio file to listen to at any time
Researching
Translate text into 21 languages.
Save text and documents to your personal library and retrieve it at any time
Perform a web search on selected words or text
ReadSpeaker TextAid gives teachers extensive management and reporting tools:
Coordinators can manage groups and users, share documents, activate/deactivate certain features, and appoint other coordinators.
Access to full, detailed statistics for all users.
And it is a 100% web-based solution. That means no downloads and the ability to use it anytime, anywhere, and on any device, whether in the classroom, at home or on the go. Students can access a reading assignment at school, and then log back in at home and complete their homework. ReadSpeaker TextAid even reads to a student as he writes.
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