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 (allowing you to read what I type for example), 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!
Are you ready to find out more about Read&Write?
If you have any questions about Read&Write, you’d like to see it in action or you’d like to talk to one of our Texthelpers about licensing options, then please complete this form.
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We try to respond to you within 24 hours (max). Sometimes that isn’t always possible (over the weekend for example). But we’ll try to get back to you as soon as possible.
Features - at a glance
Text-to-speech: Read what I type including individual 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 (unavailable for Read&Write for Mac users).
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?
How can you try or buy Read&Write?
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.
- What’s included in my subscription?
Your subscription means everyone can enjoy the benefits of Read&Write across all platforms including Windows, Mac, Google Chrome, Edge, iPad, and Android.
Once you have purchased, a customer relationship specialist will be appointed to your account. This person is your go-to contact through the duration of your license. They'll help you get up and running at the start and then check in with you every now and again to make sure everything is going well. They'll be on hand for any questions over email or phone during business hours.
Our Learning and Training resources for each product can be accessed at any time on our website. Get up to speed with our software through our learning resources, then verify your expertise by taking part in our certification program.
Our support site gives you access to lots of common questions that other users of our software have about the technical stuff. If you can't find what you're looking for there, then our Tech Support team is on hand at support@texthelp.com 9-5pm every day to help with troubleshooting or technical problems.
We're always working on making our products better, so any improvements or enhancements are pushed out automatically to you, there's no upgrading to do on your part.
Plus, coming soon you’ll get free access to the Texthelp Academy for how-to information, video tutorials, product webinars and lots more.
All of this is included as part of your subscription. We do not charge any extra for these services.