iPad Apps and tools to assist students with Dyslexia
features and apps already on your ipad/iphone
Speak Selection - text-to-speech feature you can enable:
The Speak Selection feature is an accessibility option that reads aloud specific text you've selected, for example, a paragraph on a web page. You can even have words highlighted as they're read to aid in comprehension, and adjust dialect and speed.
Click here to see how to enable and use Speak Selection on your iPad/iPhone
Reminders App - organization included on device:
Reminders is an app that comes included with the iPad. It is a simple way to keep track of homework assignments and other tasks. With Reminders you can enter a homework assignment on the iPhone and it appears on the iPad as well.
The Speak Selection feature is an accessibility option that reads aloud specific text you've selected, for example, a paragraph on a web page. You can even have words highlighted as they're read to aid in comprehension, and adjust dialect and speed.
Click here to see how to enable and use Speak Selection on your iPad/iPhone
Reminders App - organization included on device:
Reminders is an app that comes included with the iPad. It is a simple way to keep track of homework assignments and other tasks. With Reminders you can enter a homework assignment on the iPhone and it appears on the iPad as well.
read, write, and study apps for the ipad
ClaroSpeak - ($2,99) A text-to-speech reader, offers five distinct, high-quality voices that can read any accessible text. It also offers a range of color and font settings, including an option for OpenDyslexic font.
Learning Ally - (free) Audio versions of your textbooks! Learning Ally members to download audio books directly to their iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. The app allows users to navigate the audio book by section or page number, bookmark important sections and speed up the speaking rate. Learning Ally works with key textbook publisher to provide audio textbooks for K-12 and college level curricula. Contact your school Reading Interventionist teacher for your username and password. Find out more from bdmtech.blogspot.com
Read2G0 - ($19.99) Download Bookshare* books directly onto your iPad and have the book read aloud. Read2Go includes a built in text-to-speech software with multiple voices. Read2Go is also compatible with non-Bookshare Daisy books. The app also highlights the words that are being read aloud to help you follow along. Read2Go includes many other features such as bookmarking, navigation menus. Read2Go is one of the most full featured Daisy readers for iOS devices. If your a Bookshare member and use an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Read2Go is perfect for taking your books with you on the go. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
*Contact your Reading Interventionist or classroom teacher for your Birdville Bookshare account.
Differences between Learning Ally and Bookshare
Voice Dream Reader - ($9.99) An amazing text-to-speech app for iOS. The app allows students to input text from the web, clipboard, Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Project Gutenberg, Bookshare, and more. Once you have loaded your text into Voice Dream Reader you can have it read with a number of text-to-speech voices which are available at an additional cost. Voice Dream Reader also allows students to customize the look of their text. The app also includes highlighting and note taking features. Voice Dream Reader is perfect for reading Bookshare books on the go. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
PDF Expert 5 - ($9.99) The app includes polished annotation, editing, and management with easy to use built in text-to-speech. Using the app I am able to read a PDF worksheet with text-to-speech and complete the worksheet with the annotation features. PDF Expert can also connect to your Google Drive or Dropbox for easy upload and download. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
Prizmo - ($9.99) Take a picture of a document and Prizmo will read it back to you using text-to-speech. Amazingly, whole process takes less than a minute per page. Prizmo can also act as a portable scanner that can convert a printed document into a digital PDF format. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
Inspiration Maps - ($9.99) A mind mapping/brainstorming app perfect for pre-writing and getting your ideas out onto paper. Inspiration Maps makes it easy to make great looking webs and outlines on the go. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
Quizlet - (free) Create, share, and study flashcards. Quizlet also offers pre-made flashcard sets for popular vocabulary books, SAT vocabulary, and more. Flashcards can also include images to aid in studying. Once the study set is open you can view the terms in list mode or in flashcard mode. Quizlet includes text-to-speech allowing users to hear the content of their flashcards. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
Khan Academy - (free) Provides video tutorials and reviews for many subjects. Videos walk students through difficult concepts step-by-step in a way that is easy to understand and follow. From microeconomics to basic algebra and much more. You can use Khan Academy to learn new concepts or reinforce subjects tough in school. At the end of many lessons students can take a short quiz to help them determine if they are understanding the content being introduced.
Learning Ally - (free) Audio versions of your textbooks! Learning Ally members to download audio books directly to their iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. The app allows users to navigate the audio book by section or page number, bookmark important sections and speed up the speaking rate. Learning Ally works with key textbook publisher to provide audio textbooks for K-12 and college level curricula. Contact your school Reading Interventionist teacher for your username and password. Find out more from bdmtech.blogspot.com
Read2G0 - ($19.99) Download Bookshare* books directly onto your iPad and have the book read aloud. Read2Go includes a built in text-to-speech software with multiple voices. Read2Go is also compatible with non-Bookshare Daisy books. The app also highlights the words that are being read aloud to help you follow along. Read2Go includes many other features such as bookmarking, navigation menus. Read2Go is one of the most full featured Daisy readers for iOS devices. If your a Bookshare member and use an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Read2Go is perfect for taking your books with you on the go. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
*Contact your Reading Interventionist or classroom teacher for your Birdville Bookshare account.
Differences between Learning Ally and Bookshare
Voice Dream Reader - ($9.99) An amazing text-to-speech app for iOS. The app allows students to input text from the web, clipboard, Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Project Gutenberg, Bookshare, and more. Once you have loaded your text into Voice Dream Reader you can have it read with a number of text-to-speech voices which are available at an additional cost. Voice Dream Reader also allows students to customize the look of their text. The app also includes highlighting and note taking features. Voice Dream Reader is perfect for reading Bookshare books on the go. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
PDF Expert 5 - ($9.99) The app includes polished annotation, editing, and management with easy to use built in text-to-speech. Using the app I am able to read a PDF worksheet with text-to-speech and complete the worksheet with the annotation features. PDF Expert can also connect to your Google Drive or Dropbox for easy upload and download. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
Prizmo - ($9.99) Take a picture of a document and Prizmo will read it back to you using text-to-speech. Amazingly, whole process takes less than a minute per page. Prizmo can also act as a portable scanner that can convert a printed document into a digital PDF format. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
Inspiration Maps - ($9.99) A mind mapping/brainstorming app perfect for pre-writing and getting your ideas out onto paper. Inspiration Maps makes it easy to make great looking webs and outlines on the go. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
Quizlet - (free) Create, share, and study flashcards. Quizlet also offers pre-made flashcard sets for popular vocabulary books, SAT vocabulary, and more. Flashcards can also include images to aid in studying. Once the study set is open you can view the terms in list mode or in flashcard mode. Quizlet includes text-to-speech allowing users to hear the content of their flashcards. Find out more at bdmtech.blogspot.com
Khan Academy - (free) Provides video tutorials and reviews for many subjects. Videos walk students through difficult concepts step-by-step in a way that is easy to understand and follow. From microeconomics to basic algebra and much more. You can use Khan Academy to learn new concepts or reinforce subjects tough in school. At the end of many lessons students can take a short quiz to help them determine if they are understanding the content being introduced.
additional resources:
Texas Education Agency: Technology Integration for Students with Dyslexia requirements
Texas Education Agency: Technology Integration for Students with Dyslexia requirements