ReadSpeaker TextAid Helps:

• Improve comprehension

• Increase self-confidence and performance

• Give independence to choose when, where & what to read

• Motivate reluctant readers to read more

• Students stay at peer level in all subjects

100% Web-Based

No downloading required for ReadSpeaker TextAid and any saved texts and uploaded documents can be accessed anytime, anywhere, from any internet-connected device and browser, whether in the classroom, at home, or on the go. Students can access a reading assignment at school and then log back in at home and complete their homework.

Reading Language, Voice and Speed

Choose up to five reading languages from the 20+ languages available. Some languages offer multiple voices. You can also adjust the reading speed to your comfort level.

Copy and Paste

Have ANY text read out loud.

Talking Calculator

Read numbers and calculations.

Text Highlighting

Text is highlighted as it is being read. This text can come from websites, emails, scanned documents, textbooks, PDFs, and more.

Document and OCR Reading

Upload documents in various formats, including scanned documents, images, PowerPoint, PDF, Word, EPUB, etc.

One-Click Web Reading

Read web pages with just one click of the ‘TextAid Web Reader’ tool in the bookmark bar.

Or add a free ReadSpeaker TextAid browser extension, available for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Opera One.

The extension enables a toolbox in the browser, allowing you to listen to web pages, online PDFs, Google Docs, Microsoft Word Online pages, emails in Gmail or Outlook online and also offer writing assistance.

You can also install the TextAid Chrome Extension centrally on all school Chromebooks.

Word Prediction and Auto-Completion

Learns from each individual user to predict and complete words.

Highlighter

Highlight passages in various colors to later be collected as a summary of the text that may be edited, printed or downloaded.

Download Audio Files

Save an audio version of any text to any device or to Dropbox to access at any time, even while offline.

Downloads one page at a time to as an MP3 file.

Text Selection and Word Lookup

Select any part of the text and listen to only that section.

Look up a selected word in the dictionary, look up selected text on Wikipedia or perform a web search on Google.

Personalised Settings

Customize TextAid for more comfortable reading.

Choose your reading speed, text color, size, font (including OpenDyslexic) and highlighting colors.

Annotations

Draw or write text directly on any uploaded document.

Use annotations to fill in the blanks in assignments or add notes to learning material.

You can save, print, or email your documents with or without the annotations.

Screen Mask and Reading Ruler

Focus on a part of the text, or on one line at a time, for easier reading.

Personal Text Library

Save any document to your personal library and access it from any browser or device.

Translation

Translate text into any of the available languages, then listen to the translation.

Text Read Back

Text is read back as it is typed, per character, word and/or sentence.

Spell Check

Check your text for spelling errors and choose from the suggested corrections.

Dictation

You can dictate any text: it is written out as you speak with speech-to-text technology.