Helpful Resources
On this page you will find a variety of tools that will help you access the curriculum, including links for audiobooks, some helpful extensions for Google Chrome, and other supports in the area of reading and writing.
Need Something Read Aloud?
Read aloud - You tube directions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=hXkn0DVPEl4&feature=emb_title
Read Aloud: A text to speech voice reader
Chrome Extensions That Will Help You
Snap&Read Universal: This is another excellent Don Johnston tool for use with Google Chrome and iPads. It provides text-to-speech features, reading both accessible and inaccessible text, levels or reduces vocabulary for better understanding, translation option, and collects data for teachers. There is so much more to explore with this extension. Use the link above to learn about these and other features.
Read&Write for Google Chrome: Use the reading and writing support tools with Google Docs, Slides, PDFs, and ePubs. From text-to-speech, word prediction, dictation, dictionaries, and more, this is a great universal support tool by TextHelp. Teachers can get a full-featured version for free at https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/free-for-teachers/
SpeakIt: A simple text-to-speech extension to have the selected text read out loud. The student highlights the text, right-clicks, and picks “Speak” – it’s that easy.
Scrible: Students can use this extension to read webpages, research, annotate, cite, bookmark, and manage online articles.
Learning Ally: If your district has a Learning Ally account, this extension makes it easier for students to access the library of audiobooks.
Reader Mode: An extension that delivers a distraction-free webpage reader and research tools for students with dyslexia. It removes webpage clutter, including ads, has bookmarking, annotating, highlighting, text-to-speech and more.