Free Text Readers
As I was looking through our entries on the blog I noticed we had neglected to hightlight some free resources that can be really valuable for student with reading difficulties. There are 2 excellent text to speech software programs that are available for a free download.
Word Talk allows text that is entered into a word document to be spoken. This feature can be set to open as a tool bar in the Microsoft Word window. The speech quality is OK for being a free feature. It is available at the following web site:
The other program that speaks text is Read Please. In order to use this feature text must be copied and pasted into the Read Please window. Like Word Talk the voices are robotic but clearer voices are available for a small price. Download Read Please at:
Check them both out and let us know which one works best for you!!