Read&Write Seamless Solution
June 04, 2025
Read&Write Seamless Solution
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Read&Write
We utilize Read&Write as our Tier 3 ELA support resource for students with IEPs or 504 plans. It provides students access to written content and the ability to demonstrate their learning through writing in a very comprehensive way with a wide variety of sources. We are a Microsoft district and make use of the Edge extension with web based content, PDFs, and Microsoft Word 365.
Pros
- Provides audio output for written text from a variety of sources
- Provides a simple interface that is powerful enough to connect students to the supports they need
- Provides word prediction to support students with composition
Cons
- The admin tools need help, it is frustrating to not be able to see who currently has a license without referencing a source document, and dangerous for multiple administrators to update licenses without accidentally removing people.
- Integration with Microsoft OneDrive has been spotty, especially related to OrbitNote, which is necessary for using Read&Write tools with PDFs.
- Some of our occupational therapists would appreciate additional word prediction options, like letter-by-letter speech output.
- We are early to deploying Read&Write but hope to see increased test scores
- We are early to deploying Read&Write but hope to see decreases in student behaviors triggered by challenging ELA assignments
- We are early to deploying Read&Write but hope to see improvements in student self perception as a result of increased ELA success
I appreciate the goal of providing a truly cross-platform and cross-content experience. This has allowed Read&Write to be deployed without prerequisites in hardware, software, and content deployment tools. The browser extension is available on whichever laptop students happen to use, which is critical as we back down from 1:1 device models. This speeds student access to critical accommodations rather than having to ask 50 questions to determine what might work in a given scenario.
Our district was nervous about the change from Snap&Read and Co:Writer to Read&Write. I was nervous about pushing such a big shift upon our staff and students, when it seemed that many were just getting comfortable with the tools we had. To my surprise, our team of occupational therapists really jumped on board and have been requesting Read&Write access for many of their students. We are 100% converted now, much faster than I thought we would be.
We still utilize Microsoft Immersive Reader as our Tier2 / UDL support tool. However, the word prediction is barely functional and there are confusing limitations to when certain tools are available (the picture dictionary is available in Word Online but not in Edge).
We still utilize the Windows-based speech-to-text (windows+h) because it is available natively in Windows even in desktop applications other than a web browser. It is good for people to know one tool that works everywhere.
However, Read&Write offers the most complete set of ELA support features all in one place, without burdening the user with extra software or a confusing interface.
We still utilize the Windows-based speech-to-text (windows+h) because it is available natively in Windows even in desktop applications other than a web browser. It is good for people to know one tool that works everywhere.
However, Read&Write offers the most complete set of ELA support features all in one place, without burdening the user with extra software or a confusing interface.
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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