FEATURES:

• Built in Accessibility Feature in iOS on iDevices
• Set up on all District iPads
• Needs to be  turned on under Settings > General > Accessibility > Spoken Content > Turn on Speak Selection > turn on Speech Controller
• Tap the Arrow icon to bring up the toolbar
• Expand the controlled and press play to start reading
• Expand the controller and tap the finger icon to start speaking on touch
• Drag controller anywhere on the the screen
• ​Text-to-speech for reading web content, buttons, menus or any apps with text capability
• Reads selected text aloud
• Works in different languages including French

TIPS SHEETS:

Turn on and use Speech Controller on the iPad or iPhone

LINKS:

Hear iPad speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback – Apple

How to enable Spoken Text on the iPad and iPhone

SETBC iPad Accessibility course

SETBC Built in Tools to Support Literacy – Module 6 Literacy Supports on the iPad

VIDEOS:

Speech Controller