TEXT-TO- BY: Marisela Robles

SPEECH
Class: EDU 214-1007
 • Text-to-speech is a completely free assistive
technology that allows a student to select a

Description
piece of a passage or have their entire mobile
or computer screen read aloud to them on.
TTS technology reads the text back at a
personal desired pace which can be adjusted

of Product to faster or slower. A few more benefits are

how a student can listen to the pronunciation
of unfamiliar words and it can also help
improve their reading comprehension.
 • This assistive technology provides aid to

How can those students who have a reading or learning

disabilities. During individual reading time in
the class a student with this types of

text-to-
disabilities maybe use up a lot of this time
struggling with words or understanding they
message that the author is portraying. Having
TTS available to these students gives them the

speech be opportunity to use their headphones to listen

to the e-book on their computer or device and
make the best of the given reading time. After

used? using this technology, it can be helpful to the

students when asked questions about the
passage.
 • This technology is programmed to read with
fluency, proper punctuation, and advanced
vocabulary.
• It can help with reading comprehension for
those with a reading and learning disabilities.

Pros
• TTS allows the students to follow along with
the automated voice that is reading the text so
they can get accustom with reading on their
own.
• One can choose and highlight the specific
portion they want to be read or have the entire
passage be read to them.
• One can adjust the reading pace of the voice.
 • Students taking advantage of only listening to

Cons the passages and not following along.

• Voice is monotone.
 • https://www.readingrockets.org
/article/text-speech-technology-what-it-and-h
ow-it-works#:~:text=Parents%20or%20Schoo
ls%3F-,Text%2Dto%2Dspeech%20(TTS)%20
is%20a%20type%20of,and%20convert%20th
em%20into%20audio.

Link &
Video
 • Schmitt, A. J., McCallum, E., Hawkins, R. O., Stephenson, E., &

Citation
Vicencio, K. (2019). The effects of two assistive technologies on
reading comprehension accuracy and rate. Assistive
Technology, 31(4), 220–230.
https://doiorg.ezproxy.library.csn.edu/10.1080/10
400435.2018.1431974