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A text reader with supported reading guides and speech to help students read strategically for comprehension

Read:OutLoud 6 makes it easy for you to make your curriculum accessible. Read:OutLoud 6 provides easy access to the widest range of eBooks.

How Does Read:OutLoud Compare to Other Text Readers?

Read:OutLoud 6 is easy to use and affordable as a whole-school solution. Every student including those with special needs has the right to access the curriculum, so affordable multi-user purchase options are available.

Read:OutLoud 6 is simple enough that you can train teachers in just 30 minutes with the new Train-in 30 tutorial, and students can read their accessible book files in seconds.

Why You Will Love Read:OutLoud 6!

Read:OutLoud 6 makes it easy to provide access to the new electronic books required in the US’ IDEA and the included web browser makes the internet fully accessible. Read:OutLoud provides accessibility supports like text-to-speech and study tools that help you read with comprehension. Providing access to the curriculum is easier than ever with Read:OutLoud.

“Read:OutLoud is such a versatile tool. It provides teachers with an easy way to build student comprehension and thinking skills, while using authentic, curriculum-based text.” Lisa, Assistive Technology Specialist, Fairfax, VA, USA

Who Needs Read:OutLoud?

Read:OutLoud benefits students and readers with these characteristics:

• Dyslexia makes reading a challenge
• Reading two or more levels below grade level
• A print disability interferes with fluent reading
• Trouble with comprehension

Features and Benefits

Using Read:OutLoud is easy. You simply open any accessible book file or browse the Internet and click “speak”. Read:OutLoud reads the content aloud in some of the most human-sounding voices available. Several reading comprehension tools (eHighlighters, notes, an interactive outline) help improve reading comprehension. Here are some key features in Read:OutLoud. Watch the 5-minute guided tour video below to see these features in action.

• Even Easier to Use NEW!
  With Read:OutLoud 6, you can have the same reading experience and navigation regardless of whether you’re reading a book in PDF, NIMAS, TXT, HTML or on the web.
• Compatible with All Common Accessible Book Formats
  • NIMAS (instantly converts “on the fly”)
  • PDF Improved! – Read:OutLoud reads and navigates PDF files better. And PDFs read in the same interface as any other file, so you don’t need to train your teachers on the intricacies of file types.
  • Rich Text Format (RTF)
  • Text Files (TXT)
  • XML
  • HTML
  • DAISY 3
  • Microsoft “Save As Daisy”
  • Bookshare files
  • Internet/Web Browser
• NIMAS-Ready, NO CONVERSION NEW!
  Read:OutLoud 6 is the only one of the top text readers that opens NIMAS and DAISY 3 files without converting the files. There are some disadvantages to conversion in that you lose key navigation and description information from the NIMAS file, and you have to manage multiple file versions and chapters.
• Support for large NIMAS files NEW!
  Some NIMAS files provided by book publishers could be hundreds of megabytes or even several gigabytes in size. Opening a file of this size would take any program to its knees. But Read:OutLoud solves this problem with a proprietary method to open and read large NIMAS instantaneously.
• One Click Bookshare Access NEW!
  Bookshare members can simply click on any of the 50,000 books on Bookshare’s website and Read:OutLoud will instantly open the book without unpacking. Anyone can access out of copyright books on Bookshare with Read:OutLoud.
• Built-in Accessible Web Browser NEW!
  
  
  
  Read:OutLoud 6 includes an improved accessible web browser that is now compatible on Mac and Windows. It’s now easier than ever to read and navigate online and Read:OutLoud 6 even highlights word by word as it reads.
• New Speech Engine NEW!
  Read:OutLoud 6 features the latest Acapela voices – one of the highest quality, most natural-sounding speech engine available. Read:OutLoud 6 will also play any other SAPI 5 voice you have on your system.
• Reading Templates
  Read:OutLoud includes a variety of templates that reflect the most widely-embraced, research-validated comprehension strategies. Templates are designed to help students use comprehension strategies when reading.
• eHighlighters
  Capture critical facts and information with green, red and yellow highlighters. Highlighted text is automatically added to the student’s outline which can be organised and used for studying or report writing.
• Bibliographer
  The bibliographer helps students create their own bibliography using dozens of source types including electronic/webpage, articles, books, etc. Formats include both APA and MLA.
• Improved Outline NEW!
  An outline is automatically formed when students highlight text. Students can quickly arrange the contents of the outline to make meaning of the text. In Read:OutLoud 6, the outline is completely modifiable – students can add to and modify text in the outline.
• Train-in-30 Tutorial NEW!
  Read:OutLoud 6 is so simple, you can train teachers in 30 minutes with the “Train-in-30 Tutorial.”
• Network Ready NEW!
  Now you can save files anywhere on your network, WebDisk or on a USB drive for easy access.
• Supports the Latest Mac and Windows OS NEW!
  Read:OutLoud functions identically on Mac and Windows, and is now optimised for Windows XP, Vista, 7, and Mac OS 10.4+.

With Start-to-Finish Core Content, Read:OutLoud provides the perfect curriculum supplement to build content knowledge!

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Prices

	Code	Media	Platform	$AUD Price	$AUD GST
	Read:OutLoud 6 UK Version - Single Computer Licence
	DJP70-V6	CD-ROM	Mac OS X, Win XP, Win Vista, Windows 7	$379.00	$37.90