Do you have students who struggle with reading and writing? Looking for assistive technology that is free and easy to use? Word Talk and Power Talk may be just what you're looking for!
Word Talk is a free text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word. It will speak any text that is created or pasted into Word. The program highlights as it speaks so that students can follow along. It also contains a talking dictionary. Word Talk could be used to allow students with reading difficulties to access grade level material, such as text books. It could also be beneficial for struggling readers who could benefit from hearing their writing and could use the assistance of the talking dictionary.
PowerTalk is a free program that automatically speaks any presentation or slide show running in Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows. This saves the hastle and time of doing a voice over yourself!
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