Text to Speech for databases

Text to Speech and Vision/ Processing Accessibility Tools for Research Databases ​​
Accessibility​ Tip Sheets are under each Database area on the right hand side.  Other Accessibility Tip sheets can be found HERE.

For more information on Accessibility / UDL Tools in Comox Valley Schools please contact Jane.Rondow@sd71.bc.ca  

World Book – Early World of Learning

 Computer                                             iPad

1. Built in Narration                           Built in Narration​

Early World of Learning Built in Text to Speech.pdf           

World Book Kids

 Computer                                          iPad

1. Built in Text to Speech              Works with Speak Selection in iOS

Accessed under the Tools             Accessibility Tools​

Select Hear Text Read aloud     

2. Read&Write for Chrome

ReadWrite World Book Kids Text to Speech.pdf

World Book Student

 Computer                                       iPad

(Some Articles Only)                   Works with Speak  Selection in iOS

1. Built in Text to Speech               Accessibility Tools

Accessed under the Tools            

Select Text to Speech     

2. Read&Write for Chrome​

ReadWrite World Book Student Text to Speech.pdf

World Book Advanced

 Computer                                              iPad

1. (Some Articles Only)                    Works with Speak Selection in iOS

Built in Text to Speech                     Accessibility Tools

Accessed under the Tools          

Select Text to Speech     

Built In WorldBook_Advanced-Text to Speech.pdf

2. Read&Write for Chrome

Read and Write WorldBook_Advanced-Text to speech.pdf

World Book Timelines

 Computer                                         iPad

1. Limited Built in                        Works with Speak Selection in iOS

(Only final information                           Accessibility Tools​

can have Text to Speech)  

2. Read&Write for Chrome  

Read and Write WorldBook_Timelines-Text to speech.pdf

World Book Discover

 Computer                                      iPad

1. (Some Articles Only)                  Works with Speak Selection in iOS

Built in Text to Speech               Accessibility Tools

Accessed under Tools                 

Enable Read-Aloud toolbar              

 2. Read&Write for Chrome

Read and Write WorldBook_Discover-Text to speech.pdf

L’Encyclopedie Decouverte

 Computer                                                iPad

1. Read&Write for Chrome                  Works with Speak Selection in iOS

 How to change to a French Voice.      Accessibility Tools
Change to French Voices
settings > general > accessibility >
speech> voices > pick French Voice       

​​ReadWrite Chrome Changing Language settings.pdf

Read and Write WorldBook_L’Encyclopédie Découverte-Text to speech.pdf

National Geographic Kids

 Computer                                         iPad

Built in Narration                           Built in Narration

Accessed in the Listen  Bar            Accessed in the Listen Bar

Ebsco Elementary Search

 Computer                                                iPad

 1. Read&Write for Chrome                 Works with Speak Selection in iOS 

  HTML text only                                 Accessibility Tools

                                                           HTML text only

Know BC

 Computer                                                   iPad

1. Read&Write for Chrome                     Works with Speak Section in iOS 

                                                              Accessibility Tools

Unite for Literacy

 Computer                                            iPad

Built in Narration                             Built in Narration​

Add-ins on SD71 Computers 

Tip Sheets for all Databases ​​​

Text To Speech and Vision/ Processing support 

Read&Write and Open Dyslexic Font

Open Dyslexic Font extension with District Databases-TIP Sheet

​Read&Write Text to Speech with Databases.pdf

Read&Write_Screen Mask_Databases.pdf

Read&Write_SimplifyTool_Database.pdf

Vu Bar with District Databases, websites, e-text.pdf