Accessible content for all

Speechstream is a highly flexible, cloud based, language and literacy support toolbar. This scalable, widely accepted software offers a suite of support functions to help improve student performance by making online courseware and learning systems more accessible.

A variety of the key reading, writing and math support functions include vocabulary list builder, talking and picture dictionaries, talking word and paragraph translation, text-to-speech in multiple languages, accurate read aloud of complex math equations and study skills annotation tools.

Easy to implement and streamlined, the integration of SpeechStream into your content or platform, helps you comply and surpass State and Federal requirements for digital instructional materials and support their increasingly diverse student populations.

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Benefits Features
  • Improves confidence and understanding levels for struggling readers
  • Helps students with literacy challenges, including dyslexia
  • Assists English Language Learners and individuals with English as a Second Language
  • Supports independent learning and understanding
  • Easily customizable to your learning platform
  • Hear online content read aloud to improve reading comprehension, with choice of natural voices
  • Understand unfamiliar words with text and picture dictionaries
  • Develop writing skills with word prediction
  • Support independent student research with valuable study skills tools
  • Develop vocabulary with vocabulary list builder      

All the tools you need in one toolbar

Use the default toolbar configured with a feature mix to meet you needs or design your own user interface.

Customize your toolbar

You can change the look and feel of the tools as you see fit, perhaps to fit in with your UI or your branding.  Here is a simple custom buttons example, for fully customized Toolbar experience.

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Reading aloud toolbar

This minimal footprint Toolbar is neat and tidy for read aloud tools that include Read, Pause, Stop, and Settings for personalization adjustments by the student.

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Reading aloud with vocabulary support toolbar

This useful collection of tools includes commonly used standard functions and features, including Text-to-speech read aloud, Talking Single Word Translation, Talking Dictionary, Picture Dictionary, Annotation Pens and Settings.

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Additional features for reading and writing

Additional reading support tools are available for publishers to include, such as: Talking Paragraph Translation, Fact Finder, MP3 Generator, Sticky Notes, Vocabulary Builder, and Screen Masking.  We also have great writing support tools including the Reading aloud of student typed text, Word prediction, Spell check and a homophone checker.

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Read math more easily

SpeechStream excels at reading aloud math presented on screen in a variety of ways. Back in 2014, SpeechStream was first to market with reading aloud MathML presented with MathJax while visually highlighting each character of an equation.

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Pronunciation Tuning

Need to change the way a word is pronounced? Using the Pronunciation Editor toolbar, content experts just select a word, click a button and alter the spelling in a dialog box field to adjust the pronunciation without changing the underlying HTML.

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Want to try Speechstream right away?

If you would like to try Speechstream right now or would like more details, please drop us an email and a happy Texthelper will get back to you today.

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