Make Learning Content More Inclusive and Engaging for All Ages
ReadSpeaker Text-to-Speech Solutions for Learning
Improve learning outcomes for students with a comprehensive suite of text-to-speech tools from the specialists in AI-powered voice technology. Our products are full-featured and flexible to meet the needs of every learner in any learning scenario.
- Read aloud web pages, PDFs, e-books, assessments, SCORM packages, documents, STEM and more
- Use anywhere, anytime, on any device
- Choose from 300+ voices, 90+ languages
ReadSpeaker for LMS
Easily integrate text to speech into your LMS of choice. ReadSpeaker for LMS includes read-out-loud capabilities and an extensive set of speech-enhanced learning tools, all accessible directly within the LMS environment.
Quick, Easy Integration
Improve accessibility across your LMS in minutes with our building blocks and plug-ins.
Broad Compatibility
Add text-to-speech functionality to any LMS, proctoring system, or learning platform.
Robust Learning Support Tools
Enhance your learning environment with a full suite of reading, writing, and studying tools.
24/7 Customer Service
Solve issues quickly with the help of our readily-available, knowledgeable support technicians.
“If it’s not easy and intuitive students won’t find it and use it. I think that is why you have seen such a large number of students starting to use it as they are finding it on their own. I mean it says ‘Listen’, how much easier can you get?”
Eric TurnerMt San Antonio College
ReadSpeaker for SCORM
Transform SCORM packages into engaging multimodal learning experiences that every student can access.
Seamless Integration
Add high-quality, natural-sounding text-to-speech directly inside your SCORM packages with minimal setup.
Evolve Your Current SCORM Content
Upgrade existing courses with voice-enabled learning without rebuilding from scratch.
Meet Accessibility Mandates
Ensure your e-learning content complies with WCAG, Section 508, and EN 301 549 accessibility standards.
Technical Compatibility
Works with popular authoring tools including Genially, Rise, Adobe Captivate, Lectora Inspire, and iSpring.
ReadSpeaker for Assessments
Instantly create an audio version of exams, tests, and quizzes. ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology reads test instructions and questions aloud, boosting understanding and creating a uniform testing experience that sets the stage for success.
Provide Cost-effective Support
Reduce sourcing, planning, and budgets associated with human readers, personalized learning plans, IEPs, and 504 plans.
Improve Test Scores
Remove the roadblocks associated with reading to get a more accurate measurement of subject-area knowledge and skills.
Boost Confidence
Support all students with fair adjustments that allow everyone to access and answer questions independently.
Customize the Testing Experience
Customize feature restriction and provide the same text-to-speech testing experience across multiple platforms.
ReadSpeaker TextAid
Support learners of all kinds with individualized assistive technology. TextAid pairs digital text- and image-reading capabilities with reading, writing, and study tools.
Improve Comprehension
Help struggling readers by giving them the ability to look up word meanings, use screen masks, translate text, check spelling, and more.
Personalize The Learning Experience
Allow students to customize TextAid settings –everything from language, reading speed, and highlighting to text color, size, font, and more.
Use Individually Or Campus-wide
Purchase licenses for individual users or add it campus-wide and give all students the option to access learning support tools.
“I find TextAid far more user friendly, quicker, and more accessible than other solutions. Plus now I can work independently, on any device. I’m also a fan of working with the OCR and storing my OCR-ed photos of text.”
Hubert JägerStudentReadSpeaker SpeakUp
Support learning anywhere and everywhere with an offline digital reading tool. Designed for PCs, SpeakUp is an easy-to-access application allowing for offline (and online!) reading of documents on Windows devices.
Address Digital Equity Issues
Ensure educational materials and learning tools remain accessible for learners without a personal internet connection.
Ensure Compatibility
ReadSpeaker’s SpeakUp has full functionality in Microsoft Store applications and most modern Windows applications.
“Oh my! Can I say that I love speakUp! Wow, what a tool. I am very impressed.”
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Designed For Educators Of All Types
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Educators
Integrate ReadSpeaker into your courses and give all students the option to listen to their coursework and access literacy tools.
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Administrators
Incorporate TTS as part of a broader strategy to improve the accessibility of learning materials for all students.
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Content Providers
Integrate TTS tools into your digital ecosystem –everything from websites and apps to content and reference databases.
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Parents
Use TTS to offer support for your children in completing homework assignments and encourage reading for pleasure.
What Our Users Are Saying
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“Giving students multiple ways of consuming content has proven very effective. ReadSpeaker TTS tools allow students to listen to content, or choose bi-modal learning where they see and hear content simultaneously. ReadSpeaker TTS is a great cost-effective accessibility tool!
We knew this tool worked; we knew that it was reliable, and we knew that it was a single tool that could meet the needs of a variety of learners.”
Graeme BurboroughGeneral Manager, The Tarn Group
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FAQs about Text-to-Speech Solutions for Learning
Text-to-speech tools literally read written text out loud. That equates to another way of delivering content — a practice that can be used in a variety of ways to support, attract, and retain learners of all kinds. TTS isn’t just an assistive technology; it’s a comprehensive education technology. Specifically:
- It can be used to assist students with vision impairments, giving them an easy way to access digital content.
- It supports struggling readers as they learn. TTS helps students with learning disabilities to make the connection between sounds and letters and develop higher-level reading comprehension skills, which, in turn, allows them to enjoy reading!
- It helps second-language learners integrate written and spoken expressions in a new tongue. As long as they are accurate, TTS tools improve pronunciation and provide opportunities for solo conversation practice.
- It supports all students by allowing them to personalize their learning experiences. Many students without learning challenges find they retain information better when they listen to material rather than visually read it.
The takeaway: The benefits of text to speech aren’t limited to students in special education—TTS improves learning experiences and outcomes for everyone!
Much research has been done on the results of using TTS in an educational environment, and it has been shown to improve reading comprehension scores for students with reading disabilities. With TTS read-along solutions, struggling readers are no longer stuck on the basics of decoding and understanding text; they are given new and exciting opportunities to engage with the content, to make meaning from text, and to develop comprehension and study skills.
ReadSpeaker’s TTS software provides the crucial audio component, but it also includes enhanced learning tools, too. Students can choose to highlight words as they are spoken, remove images and other distractions, and focus on a single word or line at a time with masking.
Additionally, there’s also been a considerable amount of research proving the effectiveness of bimodal learning (presenting content in both audio and visual formats at the same time) on student success. Not only does it improve reading comprehension and word recognition but it also tends to result in increased reading time and a more positive outlook on reading.
That said, there is one important aspect of TTS tools to keep in mind: Poor voice quality leads to an unpleasant learning experience, which leads to less usage — and therefore no meaningful impact on reading skills. Free text-to-speech apps don’t always speak naturally! The best text-to-speech software generates lifelike voices. ReadSpeaker’s proprietary machine learning models (trained on human voices) allow us to create high-quality, natural-sounding synthetic voices that listeners prefer.
Our TTS software can be applied to any type of digital text—coursework, e-books, SCORM packages, e-learning materials, personal reading, and more—across educational settings, so it’s extremely flexible in its application.
Using ReadSpeaker TTS, students can listen to content on any web page (as long as it is presented using standard HTML technology) as well as content within Google Docs and Microsoft Word Online pages, emails in Gmail and Outlook online, and PDF files within the user’s browser.
Our text-to-speech software can also be integrated directly into any learning management platform and added to assessment platforms.
Yes! ReadSpeaker integrates seamlessly with SCORM packages, adding high-quality, natural-sounding voice directly inside the content. Our integration works with both new and existing courses.
Yes! If you’ve developed e-learning materials and would like to add a voice over component (or create audiobooks of your own), you can use ReadSpeaker to instantly generate audio files for use either online or offline.
ReadSpeaker’s webReader, which instantly converts text to speech, is a device-independent and cross-platform solution. It works with:
- All commonly used online devices: PCs, laptops, Chromebooks, tablets/iPads, smartphones, and more.
- All major operating systems: Windows, Chrome, Android, Apple’s iOS, macOS, and more.
- All major browsers:
- For laptops and PCs: Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Safari
- For mobile devices: Safari and Chrome on iOS devices, Chrome on Android devices
Note, too, that neither customers nor users need to download or install any software for webReader to work on their computers and/or mobile devices!
Yes! Students can listen to content in any of our 90+ languages and 300+ voices—we support everything from English and Spanish to Portuguese, Chinese, Danish, and more. See our full list of available languages here.
We offer offline text-to-speech solutions to assist learners who are in a rural setting or have digital equity issues; they’re also useful for reading complex assessments in a lockdown browser.
For example, our Offline Chrome Extension (which works on Chrome for desktop and Chrome OS only, not mobile devices) is perfect for when a student needs text-to-speech functionality on a computer that is not connected to the Internet. The tool works on all pages open in the Chrome browser.
See also
Edtech tools for K12
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Higher Education
Promote student engagement and help universities and their students succeed.
Assessments
Level the playing field for all students by instantly creating an audio version of assessments and assignments.
Learning Management Systems
Readily available, easily-integrated and dynamically updated.
