Select and Speak Google Chrome extension by i Speech is really good for assisted technology for anyone who needs text on the web read to them. For educators familiar with products such as Read & Write Gold, Select and Speak is a free and accessible extension for students at school as well as at home.
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Classroom Integration: Select and Speak can be used by anyone: teachers, students, parents with Google Chrome web browser and/or a Chromebook. Here are a few ways it can be integrated in your classroom.
- Students can use it to read text with web pages for research.
- Students can use it to read text within a Google Drive App (Docs, Sheets, Presentation).
- Students can use it to read text to a group of students within a center.
- Students can access it from home for assisting them in read at home.
- Anyone can use it to help promote literacy.
- Accommodation for students with IEP’s.