Use Google Read & Write when reading a website or creating a word document. Read and write is useful for students that have various learning disabilities. It is easy to install and easy to use.
Features:
Text to talk
speech to text
Easy access dictionary
An icon that converts highlighted text into a separate document
An icon the converts highlighted text into a vocabulary list
Translation icon
Annotation feature
Audio inserts into Google Doc
Application of Read & Write Google Chrome
-ESL students can translate text easily
-students with a low reading level and research websites with ease
-teachers can prepare assignments with audio notes embedded in document for more explicit instructions
-Students can organize key points of a document using the highlight feature
-Students can use several features on Read & Write to create documents. Using word prediction helps students choose correct wording, speech to text helps students with limited typing skills and using the dictionary helps understand challenging language.