ReadTheWords.com is a free, web based service that assists people with written material using text-to-speech. Users can generate an audio file from almost any written material. Users have the option of writing a text, copying text from another file, uploading a file (MS Office, PDF, txt, and HTML documents), or indicating a website address or RSS feed URL.
Year:
Source:
Type:
Product
Cost Range:
free
Content Area:
reading
Grade Level:
intermediate elementary
middle school
secondary
transition
IDEA Disability Category:
autism
emotional disturbance
major-other health impairment
specific learning disability
speech or language impairment
visual impairment
Instructional Support:
multiple formats of text and notation
Text to Speech:
multiple voices
reading rate control
reads instruction
reads menus and toolbars
synthesized
National Reading Panel Standards:
fluency
English Language Arts:
Reading: Foundational Skills