Item: Read&Write
Rating: 10
Author: Tracy Dabbs

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We purchase Read&Write for all students and use it as an access support. We have students and teachers with a lot diversity with their needs and wants. The tools provided by Read&Write allow learners to pick what they need when they need it. We have worked to normalize these tools and ensure that they are not viewed as a tier two or three support, but for all.

Pros and Cons

text to speech (like the settings with this)
speech to text (sometimes it has issues, but seems to be getting better)
Picture dictionary (love that these are click and drag)

Please continue to improve translation tools, whole doc and read aloud
Please keep improving speech to text...sometimes updates seem to make this tough
Please continue to work on Orbit Note, this tool has had quite a few login issues

Return on Investment

We have been able to provide supports for all students
We have been able to focus on normalizing tools for all
Tools are fairly simple to access and provides solutions for K-12

Support Rating

The team is very responsive and provides extra resources that have been helpful. I also get quick responses when I email the team and follow-ups are helpful. There are often reminder emails with videos and other supports are that are great to share with staff. I also appreciate the attention to addressing real student needs.

Platforms and Devices

This is one of our district goals and the goal of our professional learning with our staff. We are all about UDL right now and these tools help us with many of our barriers and goals for our learners.

Alternatives Considered

It seems that Google is working to add some of the same features within the Google suite which will be nice, however, it does not seem that they are focused on the same goals for learners, so right now, it does not compare fully.

Key Insights

Do you think Read&Write delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Read&Write's feature set?

Yes

Did Read&Write live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Read&Write go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Read&Write again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Screencastify, Pear Deck

Likelihood to Recommend

This tool is a g great support for providing both access and allowing students to have more ways to show what they know. The support with read aloud, pictures, and glossaries, can be a difference maker for students that need support. It has also supported our students as they work to improve their writing skills. It will be interesting to see how AI continues to influence our work.

Read&Write for Education

Overall Satisfaction with Read&Write