Reading & Writing Support

Practical training in Read&Write, ClaroRead, Tint and Track, Speechify, Spellex, Kurzweil 3000 and Dolphin EasyReader — built around your own documents, emails and reading workload.

Practical strategies for reading and proofreading

Reading and writing support tools can read long documents aloud, highlight words as they are spoken, tint the screen or provide a reading ruler, and check for homophones or spelling errors that standard spellcheckers miss. In sessions we configure the toolbar and voice settings so they feel natural in Word, Outlook, web browsers and PDFs.

Each software package is taught in its own dedicated session (our standard booking is a three-hour half-day per package, and shorter sessions for an individual package are available on request), delivered remotely across the UK or on site by arrangement, with two weeks of follow-up support included with every training package.

What you'll practise

  • Customising text-to-speech voices, reading speed and dual-colour word highlighting
  • Using screen overlays, reading rulers and simplified reading views to reduce visual clutter
  • Proofreading your own emails and reports by listening back before sending
  • Using OCR tools on scanned PDFs, collecting highlights and building vocabulary lists
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Tools covered

  • Read&Write: text read aloud, spelling and homophone support, and study tools across your documents and the web
  • ClaroRead: documents, web pages and scanned text read aloud, with spelling and homophone support
  • Tint and Track: a coloured screen tint and reading ruler that can ease visual stress while you work in other programs
  • Speechify: listening to documents, PDFs and web pages at your own pace
  • Spellex: spell checking designed with dyslexia in mind, including specialist subject dictionaries
  • Kurzweil 3000: reading, writing and study support, mainly used in education
  • Dolphin EasyReader: reading books and documents with the text highlighted as it is spoken

Free quick-start guides: Read&Write · ClaroRead

Related: Dyslexia & ADHD Training · Text Prediction · Note‑Taking

FAQs

We train the package recommended in your assessment or used by your organisation — most often Read&Write, ClaroRead, Speechify or Dolphin EasyReader.

Yes. We cover OCR scanning for inaccessible PDFs, text-to-speech playback, screen masking, highlighting key passages and exporting notes into Word.

Yes. During your session we help configure voice speed, highlighting colours, toolbar buttons and keyboard shortcuts around your tasks.
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