Text-to-speech Blog

Listen Literacy is defined as “using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one’s goals, and to develop one’s knowledge and potential.” Illiteracy, the opposite of literacy, in the strict sense, is defined as the inability to read and write...

Reading is essential to a child’s future, both giving them practice as well as opening their intellectual horizons and academic potential. Most parents and teachers know that the key to their child’s future is rooted in successful reading habits, but many still...

Motivating reluctant readers, boosting self-esteem, improving learning results and increasing comprehension for struggling readers of all ages…ReadSpeaker TextAid is a prime example of how text-to-speech technology can improve the lives of those with reading...

Always focusing on the user experience, the ReadSpeaker team recently asked our customers what features they would like added to ReadSpeaker TextAid, the online reading, writing and studying tool. And we listened. Here are the first new features in a line of upcoming...

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn While there is a multitude of on-line support for those dealing with struggling readers, sometimes you just want to some hands-on, face-to-face time. There is no substitute for meeting up with other professionals and families that are...

Parents and educators that work with struggling readers are faced with many challenges such as helping the student stay at grade level and motivated, dealing with feelings of isolation and even bullying. However there is a growing amount of resources to help those...

For our last post based on Dr Parr’s work we look into the question of whether we should be using information technology and computers to teach children to read. When discussing educational technology and assistive literacy tools the question often arises whether...