Text-to-speech Read-Aloud support covers the entire ELA Library and ELA Skills Practice. Teachers can decide which students are able to use it—watch this short video (20s) to see and hear how Read-Aloud support works for students.
By default, all students reading at a 2nd-grade level and below now receive Read-Aloud support when practicing in the ELA Article Library and ELA Skills Practice. When Read-Aloud is enabled for an ELA practice session:
Students see an audio button next to each body paragraph.
Students see an audio button next to each question and answer choice.
Each word is highlighted as it is read out loud.
Teachers can customize the Read-Aloud setting as desired to ensure that specific students always or never see ELA Read-Aloud support. For example, a student reading at a 6th-grade level can get Read-Aloud support if they need it as an accommodation. By default, for ELA Articles and ELA Skills Practice (Nonfiction/Fiction):
- Read-Aloud is turned on for pupils with a Reading Level ≤ 2C, but can be turned off.
- Read-Aloud is turned off for pupils with a Reading Level > 2C, but can be turned on.
Read-Aloud is not currently available for ELA Skills Practice in Language, Grammar, or Writing.
Teachers can customize these settings from the new "Support Settings" tab of the Edit Student Page:
- Teachers can use the audio settings to determine which audio (read aloud) supports your students will have during practice.
- ELA/Skills Practice and Article/Story Sessions (read out loud buttons)
- Always show to students with a reading level of 2C (late 2nd grade) and lower (this is the default setting)
- Always show
- Never show
- ELA/Skills Practice and Article/Story Sessions (read out loud buttons)
- Teachers can apply these settings to one student at a time, or all students in a class.