Wonderful accessibility tool
June 03, 2025
Wonderful accessibility tool
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Read&Write
Our network of K-8 schools uses Read&Write to help make curriculum more accessible to all students. Read&Write helps remove barriers for students who struggle to read or comprehend text as well as provides flexibility to aid students in their writing with features such as word prediction and Talk & Type (speech-to-text). We make it universally accessible to all students in the network.
Pros
- Screenshot Reader's OCR text recognition makes inaccessible text accessible quickly
- Customizable toolbar
- Collecting highlighted text makes quoting text evidence easy
- Collecting highlighted words to create a vocabulary list with visual support quickly
Cons
- The translation tools that are available aren't quite as helpful as those that Co:Writer offered. Being able to translate another spoken language into written English particularly is a helpful feature.
- Improved access to text: Text to speech was used 66,000 times this school year.
- Increased student written responses: Word prediction was used 56,000 times this school year.
- Increased student written responses: Speech to text was used 12,000 times this school year.
Read&Write allows students to use the same tools on just about any browser-based interaction with text, which helps students learn to use the tools consistently.
One particular 5th grade student who has a reading disability comes to mind. He struggled to write anything at all before using Read&Write's tools. Since he started using Read&Write, he has been able to complete grade-level work with much more independence and confidence.
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
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