Reading & Writing
Reading Tools
Reading tools can assist with being able to read and understand the text in books and on worksheets independently
Writing ToolsWriting tools can assist in getting thoughts and information into a written or typed format independently
Assistive Technology for Reading:
Scanning Pens
Reading Tools can assist a student by reading aloud text from a book or worksheet. There are a variety of reader pens commercially available.
The C Pen is a highlighter pen that scans words into its memory for the user to hear them read aloud instantly for independent reading.
Assistive Technology for Reading and Writing:
Reading & Writing programs offers a range of powerful support tools to help students gain confidence with reading, writing, studying and research, including:
• Text-to-speech to hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting
• Text and picture dictionaries to see the meaning of words explained
• With speech-to-text, dictate words to assist with writing, proofreading & studying
• Word prediction offers suggestions for the current or next word as you type
• Collect highlights from text in documents or the web for summarizing and research
• Create and listen to voice notes directly inside of Google Docs
• Simplify and summarize text on web pages to remove ads and other copy that can be distracting
Assistive Technology for the Organization of Writing:
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