Text to Speech for Database

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  

Database

Computer

iPad

WORLD BOOK EARLY WORLD OF LEARNING

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  • Built-in Narration

  • Built-in Narration

WORLD BOOK KIDS

world book kids logo

  • Built-in Text to Speech

(Accessed under the Tools:  Select “Hear Text Read Aloud”)

  • Read & Write

  • Works with “Speak Selection” in iOS Accessibility Tools

WORLD BOOK STUDENT

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  • Built-in Text to Speech (Some articles only)

(Accessed under the Tools:  Select “Text to Speech”)

  • Read & Write

  • Works with “Speak Selection” in iOS Accessibility Tools

WORLD BOOK ADVANCED

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  • Built-in Text to Speech (Some articles only)

(Accessed under the Tools:  Select “Text to Speech”)

  • Read & Write

  • Works with “Speak Selection” in iOS Accessibility Tools

WORLD BOOK TIMELINES

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  • Limited Built-in Text to Speech

(Only final information can have Test to Speech)

  • Read & Write

  • Works with “Speak Selection” in iOS Accessibility Tools

WORLD BOOK DISCOVER

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  • Built-in Text to Speech (Some articles only)

(Accessed under the Tools:  Select “Enable Read Aloud Toolbar”)

  • Read & Write

  • Works with “Speak Selection” in iOS Accessibility Tools

L’ENCYCLOPEDIA DECOURVERTE

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  • Read&Write for Chrome 

    How to change to a French Voice

    Settings > General > Accessibility >
    Speech> Voices > “French Voice”

  • Works with “Speak Selection” in iOS Accessibility Tools

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS

NATIONAL GEOGRPHIC KIDS

  • Built-in Narration

(Accessed in the Listen Bar)

  • Built-in Narration

(Accessed in the Listen Bar)

  • Works with “Speak Selection” in iOS Accessibility Tools

EBSCO ELEMENTARY SEARCH

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  • Read & Write

(HTML text only)

  • Works with “Speak Selection” in iOS Accessibility Tools

KNOW BC

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  • Read & Write

  • Works with “Speak Selection” in iOS Accessibility Tools

UNITE FOR LITERACY

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  • Built-in Narration

  • Built-in Narration

Read &Write Logo Purple background with a puzzle pice icon with the letters R and W in the middle

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Add-ins on SD71 Computers

Tip Sheets for all Databases ​​​

Text To Speech and Vision/ Processing support