Read&Write (Chrome)

Read&Write for Google Chrome is an extension for the Google Chrome web browser. It supports a variety of formats including PDF and has features that meet a wide variety of student needs.  More information about how to add Read&Write Chrome Extension can be found at texthelp. 

Note: In order to use the Read&Write extension, logging into a Google or Microsoft account is necessary to access the full features of the extension. In order for Read&Write to read PDF files, an additional extension is required – Texthelp PDF Reader.

Sensory Access Features

Visual Interaction

• Synchronized word and sentence highlighting to audio reading
• Completely hide/Minimize user interface buttons and controls while reading
• Screen Mask feature provides highlight under mouse cursor and masks out all but one or several lines of text while reading
• See files in original layout
• Adjust zoom preference
• Reflow text into a single column for simplified viewing and simplified content.
• Customize toolbars for accessing commonly used tools

Auditory Interaction

• Have text read aloud in a variety of available voices
• Set preferred voice and speed
• Generate and export an audio file in .mp3 format
• Have a selected word pronounced

Tactile Interaction

• Keyboard access to toolbar items

Learning Features

Text Highlighting and Note-Taking

• Add highlights to text passages, comments, and bookmarks
• Export highlighted text to save in a separate file
• Export text highlights to create a vocabulary page with definitions
• Add Voice Note 

Reference Tools

• An English dictionary and picture dictionary are included
• Define or search the web for a selected word or phrase
• Word prediction
• Spell check