Text to Speech

Many Students benefit from auditory feedback. Hearing the written word is often more revealing than reading it on screen. Text-to-speech software helps to identify grammatical and omission errors. .

This feature is built into Word in both Windows and Macintosh
Windows, Open a Word document and either press the Windows logo Key + S or click on the speech balloon icon on the Language tool bar. The computer will begin to read the text. 
 *Macintosh users open the Speech toolbar, highlight the text and click the "Speak Selection" option

These programs can be downloaded to your computer for free or low cost to add text-to-speech capabilities to most word processing documents1. ReadPlease < http://Readplease.com > - There is a free version and one with more features called Readplease Plus for $49.95.
2. Key2speak < http://www.madoogali.com/Key2Speak/index.htm > - This is a 15-day trial that can be purchased for $19.95.
3. Aloud4ie < http://www.madoogali.com/Aloud4ie/index.htm > - This is a web reader. Open the attached document and copy and paste it to either program. Listen carefully and correct any errors you may hear.