Read and Write

Read and Write for Chrome

Stirling Council schools have access to Everway's Read and Write toolbar which has a comprehensive range of supports including for reading, writing, research and visual impairment. It is installed as standard on Stirling Schools Chromebooks and you can also use the toolbar on Windows PCs through the Chrome browser if you sign in to Google using your stirlingschools.net account.

Videos giving an overview and details of specific features are below.

Introduction to Read and Write for Google Chrome

Overview of all key features in Read and Write toolbar

Text to Speech

Read text aloud from websites and documents

Check-it

Advanced spelling and grammar check

CoWriter Text Prediction

Includes phonetic spelling support

CoWriter Topics overview

Predict words based on curricular topics

Dictionary and Picture Dictionary

Translator

Translation support for EAL learners and modern languages

Translate while speaking or typing

Screen Masking

Coloured overlay and reading ruler simulation

Talk and type

Voice recognition

Audio Maker

Make an MP3 audio file from text using text to speech voice

Highlighter

How to highlight text on screen and collect highlights into a Google Doc

Vocabulary tool

Highlight key words and produce a vocabulary list with symbols and definition

Web Search

Highlight words or phrases on web or documents and search using default search engine

Voice notes

Insert short audio file into documents. Useful for short answers and teacher feedback

Practice reading aloud

Simplify AI

Automatically rephrase text using simpler language and vocabulary

Rewordify

Replace complex words in text with simpler vocabulary

Screenshot reader

Reads inaccessible text that can't be highlighted in images etc.

Using Read and Write in multiple languages

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