Accessible text gives you options for reading and is needed to use other tools listed below, such as text-to-speech.
Listen to a recorded voice... audio books
Listen to a computerized voice while following along... text-to-speech software
(Access to digital text is needed... see accessible text. )
Hear just a few words while reading a book or taking a test... scanning pen
Find the meaning of words and hear the definition... digital talking dictionaries
Understand words in other languages... language translator app
Keep track of main ideas and details as you read... an outlining tool or visual mapping
Take notes while reading... digital annotation tools (highlighters, notes)
(Access to digital text is needed... see accessible text. )
See words more clearly... screen magnification or large print
Follow lines of text while reading... tracking aids
Hold and manipulate a printed book...positioning aids (bookholder, slantboard)