Read&Write


Eligibility:

Faculty
Staff
Students

Platforms:

Windows
Mac
Android
iOS

Description

A comprehensive educational tool designed to support reading, writing, research and studying for all students, particularly those with reading-and-writing learning disabilities and those who are learning English. Read&Write's customizable toolbar provides support tools within familiar applications, such as Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Adobe Reader and web browsers.

Benefits include:

  • Improves reading fluency and comprehension.
  • Facilitates research, writing, studying and test taking.
  • Integrates with mainstream applications.
  • Encourages independence and inclusion.

Features include:

  • Teachable word prediction, phonetic spell checker and picture dictionary for writing support.
  • Text-to-speech and programmable speech-to-text.
  • Tools for collecting and organizing research.

Access

Students, faculty and staff can download the software for home and office use at no cost through the texthelp website.

Installation information is available in our Knowledge Base.

Please note: After installing, Read&Write will require you to sign-in. Select “Sign in with Microsoft,” then enter your KU email address. You should then be redirected to a KU sign-in page.

Support

Technical Support is available through the Texthelp Support Center.

Limited technical help with access and installation is available by contacting the KU IT Customer Service Center at itcsc@ku.edu or 785-864-8080.

Training and Tutorials

Guides are available under "Knowledgebase" on the Read&Write website.


Categories:

Teaching and Learning

Read&Write