Assistive Technology Services
Assistive Technology for Special Education
Read & Write for Google Chrome
Read&Write for Google Chrome™ is a user-friendly chrome extension for use with PCs, Macs and Chromebooks. It works with web pages and common file types in Google Drive, including:
- Google Docs
- ePub
- Kes
Read&Write for Google Chrome™ offers a range of powerful support tools to help students gain confidence with reading, writing, studying and research, including:
- Read passages, or documents read aloud
- Easy-to-follow dual color highlighting
- Dictionaries (both text and picture)
- Text can be translated into other languages
- Support French language
- Word prediction
- Speech to text
- Create and listen to voice notes directly inside of Google Docs
- Simplify and summarize text on web pages
- Highlight text in documents or the web and collect for use in other documents
Related Links
Read & Write for Google Chrome Quick Reference Guide
Refer to the HDSB Administrative Procedure below, for more information: