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Subject: Reading?


Author:
Christine Grace (Inquizitive)
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Date Posted: 21:23:50 04/05/12 Thu

I noticed many adults with dyslexia are using text-to-speech programs for reading things online. I downloaded a free one, and was frustrated that the computer voice didn't make normal conversational fluctuations in speech patterns (such as the fluctuation of a question when written), it made it very difficult for me to pick up what was being said.
Which, I'm not an Auditory learner in the first place; I'm a Visual-Spatial learner. It kind of surprised me that the text-to-speech was the most popular alternative as a reading assistance because I thought most dyslexics where Visual-Spatial and not Auditory.

Does anyone use any other type of reading aids besides the text-to-speech programs, or at least knows a more advance one that does proper conversational fluctuations and pauses?

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Author:
malcolm
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Date Posted: 01:53:21 04/16/12 Mon

Morning Christine.

Use a speech to text software to. The one I use is called natural reader you can get this as a free download the basic version.
Give this one a try it does pause at the punctuation marks.
Most people with dyslexia do not put in punctuation marks. This may be why your software is not picking them up if you have a free download it may not give you the full readability of the text like? And full stops.
Hope you found this useful.
Malcolm
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Author:
bill
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Date Posted: 06:34:20 04/29/12 Sun

yes I use iMac with lion with external speakers I use alex voice, open system preferences choose speech

bill



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