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=Richard Beach's Resource List:=

@http://digitalwriting.pbworks.com/w/page/17812805/Text-to-Speech-Software Students who are visually impaired, need assistance with reading, or benefit from hearing their writing read back to them can use text-to-speech tools that create audio versions of texts, tools such as Read&Write GOLD (@http://www.texthelp.com/page.asp), Readthewords (http://www.readthewords.com), NaturalReader Free (@http://www.naturalreaders.com/free_version.htm), iSpeech Free (@http://www.ispeech.org/free.text.to.speech.tts.software) TextAloud (@http://www.softsea.com/review/TextAloud.html).
 * Text-to-speech tools:**

@http://digitalwriting.pbworks.com/w/page/17812811/Translation-Software For students who are not fluent in English, you can employ translation software such as Google Translate (http://translate.google.com), IBM TradúceloAhora! (Translate Now!) software (@http://www.traduceloahora.org/en/home.html), Babylon (@http://www.babylon.com/mac.html), (http://babylonforfree.info), Power Translator (@http://www.lec.com/power-translator-software.asp), or Promt (http://www.promt.com) to translate texts they are reading into their own language or to translate their writing in another language into English.
 * Translation software:**

@http://digitalwriting.pbworks.com/w/page/17812755/Speech-to-Text-Dictating-S__oftware__ Some students who have difficulty with writing given physical (handwriting/typing) or learning disabilities can benefit from use of speech-to-text dictating tools. Voice-recognition or dictation tools assist students who have difficulty with editing/spelling issues by helping them focus on what they are trying to communicate. Students can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking (@http://www.nuance.com/dragon/index.htm), Dragon Dictation (for iPhone, iPad: http://www.nuancemobilelife.com), MacSpeech Scribe (http://www.nuance.com/for-individuals/by-product/dragon-for-mac/macspeech-s cribe/index.htm), Windows Voice Recognition that is part of Windows software, Talking Desktop (@http://www.talkingdesktop.com/mp3.htm), or Balabolka (@http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm). Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred or Pro versions are particularly effective in that they provide verbal feedback to the student as well as synthesized reading back for what appears on the screen so that students can hear the text they have produced. In using these tools, students need to be will to initially train the software to recognize their speech, be fluent, articulate slowly, not have speech impediments, dictate punctuation, and recognize that dictated speech in writing still needs revision.
 * Speech-to-text tools:**

@http://digitalwriting.pbworks.com/w/page/17812584/Learning-disabilities-soft ware