Students who need assistance with reading may benefit from accessing digital text. Digital text can provide flexibility in access to text, because words may be read aloud by a program (text-to-speech) as a student follows along. Digital text can be read aloud by a computer or handheld device using “text reader software.”

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• Students with physical disabilities or vision impairments may find it easier to hold and turn the pages of a digital book.

• Students with reading delays may benefit most from a text reader that highlights the words as they are read.

• Text to speech allows students who struggle with decoding and fluency to focus on text comprehension.

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• Support vocabulary needs with online dictionaries, picture dictionaries, and translation tools.