Help every student understand, learn and express themselves with confidence
Our literacy support tool Read&Write offers help for everyday tasks. Like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words and proofing written work. With tools that enrich both teaching and learning and help every student realise their full potential.
Use Read&Write to
Give students the tools they need to succeed
Provide students with access to a suite of twenty different reading support tools, including text-to-speech - where and when they need it. Giving them choice in how they access and engage with content and helping to improve their reading and comprehension skills.
Create more independent learners
Help students to study, revise, proofread and increase their understanding. Useful tools in Read&Write such as highlighters, voicenotes, vocab tools, audiomaker and more help students to study smarter, more independently and to a high standard.
Support students with additional needs
Read&Write is particularly useful for students with learning difficulties, those students who have English as an Additional Languages or those with a mild visual impairment. Specific accessibility tools alongside the reading and writing tools, help to create a level playing field for all.
Read&Write is free for teachers!
We offer our literacy support toolbar free for primary and secondary school teachers.
This means you can get a premium subscription of Read&Write for free!
Features - at a glance
Text-to-speech: Reads words, passages, or whole documents aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting.
Text & Picture Dictionaries: Provide definitions and display images to help with word comprehension.
Vocabulary List: Creates a list instantly into a new doc, including selected words, the dictionary definitions, images from Widgit Symbols, and an editable notes column.
Check It: Reviews writing for incorrect grammar, spelling (phonetic), capitalization, punctuation, verb tense and more.
Audio Maker: Converts selected text into an audio file, and automatically downloads.
Talk&Type: Turns the spoken word into text.
What our Read&Write customers say
We’re a very Google-apps focused school, running sessions through Google Classroom. Supporting this, we’ve made Texthelp’s Read&Write available on every device so it’s constantly accessible to all our students, and the reason we did that is we believe that it has a suite of tools that can help absolutely any student, in and beyond the classroom.
A helping hand where it's needed
Enjoy the benefits of Read&Write on Chromebooks, Windows PCs, Macs, iPad and Android tablets.Read&Write provides reading and writing support for students, where and when they need it. By integrating seamlessly with Windows based tools, Google Workspace for Education and Apple products.
This means that your students can work uninterrupted with programs that are familiar to them.
How can Read&Write help you?
Support a diverse range of learners
Giving students choice and voice
How much does Read&Write cost?
Check out pricing
Our pricing page provides guide prices for Read&Write - contact our sales team to get specific pricing based on the number of users who need a license.
Do you need to purchase a single license for personal use?
If you’re a teacher, parent or individual who wishes to purchase their own Read&Write license, please use our store. You can purchase up to 10 single licenses using your credit or debit card.
FAQs
- What different versions of Read&Write are available?
Read&Write is available for Windows, Mac, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, iPad and Android. Teachers and students can use Read&Write on their laptop, tablet or Chromebook.
- Does Read&Write need internet access?
Some features on the toolbar do require internet access. While Read&Write for Google Chrome is a browser extension that requires the internet for most features, text to speech can still be used offline. In the case of using the desktop versions of Read&Write for Windows and Mac, only a few features require the internet.
- Can Read&Write be pushed out by an Admin?
Yes, Read&Write can be pushed out by an Admin so teachers, staff and students do not need to install it themselves. Check out our Admin Wizard for more details.
- How often does Read&Write get new updates?
Read&Write is constantly evolving, and receives updates every 4-6 weeks. These updates can range from small bug fixes to brand new features and major enhancements.
- Does Read&Write work with Learning Management Systems?
Yes, Read&Write works in many of the major LMS's such as Canvas, Schoology and Brightspace. If you don't see your LMS on that list, just ask us.