Immersive Reader
Help Student Reading Skills
Help Student Reading Skills with Immersive Reader
Did you know that on average 1 in 5 students has some sort of reading disorder? (Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity) These challenges can make reading activities very difficult for students with difficulties. Immersive Reader is a text-to-speech Chrome extension used in conjunction with reading activities. Simply highlight the text within your screen that a student may be struggling with, right-click, and allow the extension to assist students with:
dictating speech
blocking out everything but one line to help students focus
identifying parts of speech on the screen
spacing fonts and lines to avoid "visual crowding"
breaking words into syllables
translating text into 60+ languages (40+ read aloud)
changing the color, size and font of text to make it more legible
using the picture dictionary to see visual definitions
How can your students use Immersive Reader?
As students work on an activity that involves reading on a laptop or Chromebook, they may realize they need some help and can pull up Immersive Reader in a program or app that supports it. Immediately they can ...
Hear the passage dictated.
Translate a passage into a language they're more confident using.
Eliminate distractions, break up syllables, and make the text easier to use.
How can you get Immersive Reader?
Launch your Chrome browser, select the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the browser (more actions), select more tools<extensions. Once a new window has opened showing you the extensions you’ve enabled, select the 3 stacked lines in the upper left corner, then select Open Chrome Web Store. Next, search for Immersive Reader for Websites [Unofficial] and add it to your Chrome browser.
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Need Integration Assistance?
Need help integrating a digital resource into your class activities? Want to co-teach a lesson? Want to set up one-on-one training? Simply have questions on how to best implement a technology resource? In your request, try to be specific with what your needs are. Say something like "I would like training with/in..." or "I'm planning out a lesson and need to bounce an idea off you about..."
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