TextAloud, a program from NextUp, is a text-to-speech
software program for auditory learners.
This program would be beneficial for students who have dyslexia, have
difficultly decoding words, have a language-based learning disorder, have
difficulty seeing/viewing text, or who have better listening
comprehension.
After watching one of the
many tutorial videos, the software actually embeds itself into Microsoft Word
on the Ribbon bar. I feel like
that is a great feature, especially for students who may need less of a
distraction. They would not have
to open up a separate application to have a document read to them, they simply
would have to click the button in Word.
The program does look user friendly, and all of the video tutorials are
short and concise. TextAloud has a
toolbar add-on feature for the following programs and applications on a
computer: Microsoft Word, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other
programs when it is enabled. TextAloud3
costs $30, with the option of paying extra for better sounding voices. There is a 30-day trial download, to
play around with as well!
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| TextAloud in Microsoft Word |
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