Literacy Software
Links for Literacy Software (some freeware and shareware included)
For a comparison of literacy software features, see the National Center for Technology Innovation's Techmatrix.
- Alive Text to Speech - www.text-speech.com
- Audio Bookmaker - www.audiobookmaker.com
- BrowseAloud - reads internet: www.browsealoud.com
- Co:Writer - www.donjohnston.com/products/writing
- Cool Conversations - www.coolconversations.com
- Cool Speech - www.bytecool.com
- CyberBuddy - free version available - www.thecyberbuddy.com
- Draft: Builder - http://www.donjohnston.com/products/draft_builder/index.html
- eBook Library at the University of Virginia - direct access to 1,800 free Microsoft Reader files - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/
- EaseReader - www.dolphinaudiopublishing.com
- Fog Readability - Inclusive Technology - http://www.inclusive.co.uk/index.shtml
- IntelliTalk - http://www.synapse-ada.com/intellitools/new/IntelliTalk_3.htm
- Internet2Ear - www.i2ear.com
- Kidspiration or Inspiration - www.inspiration.com/home.cfm
- Kurzweil 1000 - 30 day trial - www.kurzweiledu.com
- Lexia Early Reading - IT Education Co. - www.itecnz.co.nz/
- Natural Voice Reader - free version available - www.naturalreaders.com
- Open Book Ruby - 30 day trial version - www.synapseadaptive.com/arkenstone
- PowerTalk - free version available - http://fullmeasure.co.uk/PowerTalk/
- Premier Assistive Technologies - (grant-free for 1 year) - http://www.readingmadeez.com/
- Read and Write Gold - www.texthelp.com/page.asp?pg_id=10059
- Read Please - free download from web - www.readplease.com/
- Sayz Me - free version available - http://sayzme.sourceforge.net/
- 2nd Speech Center - www.2ndspeechcenter.com
- Smart Butler - www.smart-butler.com
- Smartread - also converts files to wave - www.smartysoft.com
- Start to Finish Books - www.donjohnston.com/products/start_to_finish/index.html
- TalkMail - free version available - http://www.talkmail.us/english/talkmail.htm
- Text to MP3 Speaker - www.text-mp3.com
- Text Aloud MP3 - Nextup Technologies - www.nextup.com/TextAloud/
- TextSpeech Pro - www.textspeechpro.com
- The Reader - www.thereader.com.ar
- Ultimate Reading Machine - www.ultimatereadingmachine.com
- Write Outloud - Don Johnston - www.donjohnston.com/catalog/writoutd.htm
- Writing Solutions - Mind Kind - http://www.mindkindway.com/
- Wynn or Wynn Wizard - www.freedomscientific.com/LSG/products/wynn.asp