International Dyslexia Conference
Technology Support 2014-2015
Region 10 Education Service Center
Assistive Technology Consultant, Gayle McNurlen Ph.D., OTR, created a Livebinder of resources entitled "Technology Solutions for Dyslexia". This site holds a variety of authentic tools to engage, empower, and enrich our learner's educational experiences.
Reading Text Support
- Word Talk- a free Windows text-to-speech plug-in for Microsoft Word. http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/
- Read & Write for Google-a free application for assisting learners with reading, writing, annotating, and studying for a test. http://tinyurl.com/m8g9wcy
- Natural Reader-a free text-to-speech software which converts text from Microsoft Word documents, PDF files, as well as webpages into spoken word. This program utilizes 6 languages and 20 different voices. http://www.naturalreaders.com/
Readability Text Support
- Text Compactor-a free online automatic text tool for summarizing lengthy or vocabulary rich passages. http://www.textcompactor.com
- Rewordify- a free site which enables teachers to scaffold or learners to simplify difficult text instantly by rewording it. http://www.rewordify.com
- Newsela- a free website offering hundreds of nonfiction and current event articles to match with any core subject at 5 different reading levels along with questions and writing prompts to correlate with the selected levels. http://www.newsela.com