Google Read&Write

Read&Write is not an intervention on its own, but rather a set of digital literacy tools to support a variety of reading and writing skills to support students to access the curriculum with the support of assistive technology.
  • It boosts reading and writing confidence across all types of content and devices, in class, at work, and at home.
  • Literacy toolbar, Read&Write for Google Chrome™ provides personalised support, making documents, web pages and Google Drive files (including PDFs & ePub) more accessible. 
  • For use anywhere, anytime and on any device, this discreet toolbar can help everyone engage with digital content in a way that suits their ability and learning style. 
  •  Read&Write’s powerful support toolbar helps you gain confidence with reading, writing, studying and research, through these features, and more: 
    • Text-to-speech let’s you hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual colour highlighting 
    • Text and picture dictionaries, gives easy word definitions and sentence examples 
    • With speech-to-text, dictate words to assist with writing, proofreading & studying 
    • Intuitive word prediction as you type makes sentence construction easy and quick 
    • Collect highlights from text in documents or the web to summarise lengthy content in seconds 
    • Turn documents into audio files, for easy listening offline. 
    • Reduce visual stress with Screen masks and tints 
    • Convert PDF's to Word, and have them read aloud. 
    • Simplify online text, remove ads and other visual distractions Install Read&Write for Google Chrome to access ALL of these features FREE for 30 days! Teachers can get a FREE premium subscription.  
    • To activate, go to texthelp.com/en-gb/products/read-write/free-for-teachers/ after installing the Read&Write for Google Chrome trial. 
    •  Get more information on Read&Write for Google Chrome™ features, licensing, and pricing at texthelp.com/en-gb/products/read-write/premium-features/
Support students with:
  • Reluctant readers and writers

  • Dyslexia 

  • Irlens Syndrome

  • Dysgraphia

  • ESOL / ELL

  • Physically disabled

  • Lack of phonological awareness


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