Apps For Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties
Instantly access DAISY-formatted audiobooks with Learning Ally (formerly Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic). This cannot be used without a membership.
Bookshare subscribers enjoy a maximized reading experience. They have full control over font (size and color), along with text-to-speech technology, with this DAISY-formatted e-reader.
This is a resource that provides a number of audio and e-books from public, school, or college libraries (registration with a local library required) in various digital formats. This allows users with learning disabilities to customize their reading experience in ways that work best for them.
You or your child can listen to books on the go with this text-to-speech app that allows for digital literacy in various formats. Audiobooks from Audible are available both online and in the app store.
Howjsay Pronunciation Dictionary
This unique pronunciation app uses a real human voice to sound out over 150,000 words. Howjsay is renowned for its accuracy when pronouncing words, including many scientific, mathematical, and medical terms. Howjsay is available online and on the app store.
ClaroSpeak, a text-to-speech reader, offers five distinct, high-quality voices that can read any accessible text. It also provides a range of color and font settings, including an option for OpenDyslexic font. ClaroSpeak US is available on Apple and Android.
Easily set font size and, when listening, pause, and resume playback with the text-to-speech app Speak it! It can even be used while you're on the phone. It is available on both Apple and Android.