8. Continuum of School-Wide Support Primary Intervention (~80%) School-/Classroom-Wide Systems for All Students, Staff, and Settings Secondary Intervention (~15%) Specialized Group Systems for Students with At-Risk Performance Tertiary Intervention (~5%) Specialized Individualized Systems for Students with Intensive Needs ~80% of Students ~15% ~5% Adapted from”What is School-Wide PBS?”
57. Text-to-Speech NaturalReader is a Text to Speech software with natural sounding voices. This easy to use software can convert any written text such as MS Word, Webpage, PDF files, and Emails into spoken words. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV for your CD player or iPod. http://www.naturalreaders.com/
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59. Text-to-Speech Products Premier Accessibility Suite http://www.readingmadeez.co m Text-to-speech software Au dio output - multiple voices Highlights text as it speaks Static Toolbar Texthelp - Read and Write Gold http://www.texthelp.com T ext-to-speech software Audio o utput - multiple voices Highlig hts text as it speaks R eads on fly for any application
They can use the term scientifcally based as well to clarify what they know and the like…
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Take them to the Online Activity
Connection here is to get ideas on how to use the application for instructional purposes.
Show them this in action and ask what they are using right now for there resources?
Another one that offers some added features if you are wiling to pay
Make the point that there are a variety of systems available for this purpose and they are increasingly becoming accessible in varied formats
If I haven’t already done this go to the Newspaper and show the Print Function and then have it read to the user. Also need to mention Balabolka - http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm
Look to download in YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHGo-64dXJc&feature=player_embedded