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Read&Write for Google Chrome™ provides personalized support to make documents, web pages and common file types in Google Drive (including: Google Docs, PDF & ePub) more accessible. It’s designed to help everyone engage with digital content in a way that suits his/her abilities and learning styles.
Slideshow as presented by Rachel Coathup, Customer account manager for the Asia Pacific Region for texthelp, Term 2, 2023.
NOTE - importance of adding the Screenshot Reader extension so that students can use the screenshot function in Read&Write.
Game changer = adding OrbitNote extension for using Read&Write features on PDFs.
Read&Write offers a range of powerful support tools to help you gain confidence with reading, writing, studying and research, including:
• Text-to-speech to hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting
• Text and picture dictionaries to see the meaning of words explained
• With speech-to-text, dictate words to assist with writing, proofreading & studying
• Word prediction offers suggestions for the current or next word as you type
• Collect highlights from text in documents or the web for summarizing and research
• Create and listen to voice notes directly inside of Google Docs
• Simplify and summarize text on web pages to remove ads and other copy that can be distracting
Extra resources
Extra resources
Below is a Wakelet collection of support resources and videos about Read&Write
Below is a Wakelet collection of support resources and videos about Read&Write
texthelp - Collection of support videos : parent support guides, classroom ideas, supporting ESOL (EALD) students and more!
texthelp - Student Room: Student support webinars
Shared Google Drive folder for teachers with resources and ideas for using Google Read&Write (well worth a look)
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