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ClaroRead Access to Work supports reading and writing. ClaroRead is a simple, easy-to-use and flexible software program that helps you to read, write, study, and increase your confidence. You can read any on-screen text out loud and improve your writing in Microsoft Word. ClaroRead also let you read aloud scanned paper books and documents.
Reading
- Reads Microsoft Word, Adobe Reader, OpenOffice/LibreOffice, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer with speech and highlighting so you can follow the text as it is read out by high-quality human-sounding speech.
- Reads text in email, webpages, and any other program you want by selecting with the mouse, pointing with the mouse, or capturing from the screen.
- Read paper documents with scanning (OCR).
- Reads English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish and twenty-four other languages with 80 different voices and accents so you can listen to a voice you like.
- Choose highlighting by word, by sentence, any colour, and lots of combinations so you can get just the right one for you.
Word prediction
- Suggest words as you type to help with spelling and writing.
- Choice of high-frequency, many subject-specific, and huge prediction dictionaries.
- Phonetic prediction – type “n”, see “knowledge” suggested.
- Learn new predictions as you type or train it in a particular subject.
Dragon Professional
- Echo back text recognised by Dragon as it appears on your computer screen so you know it is right.
- You can use the Dictate button on ClaroRead just like the microphone button on the Dragon toolbar: click on it to start Dragon listening, dictate your required text and then click again to turn off the application. You can also use all the Dragon commands, like “Go to sleep”, and the Dictate button will update automatically to show what Dragon is doing.
Writing
- Listen back to your text after you have written – hear mistakes you can’t spot when you read.
- Listen to each word or sentence as you type so you can hear mistakes immediately.
Spellcheck
- Speaking spellcheck lets you select the word you want by hearing the alternatives.
- Support for homophones and easily-confused words like “there” and “their” and “they’re” including images to help you select the correct word.
- Advanced phonetic, dyslexic and problem spelling corrections like “neel” (kneel) and “necessary”.
- Check anywhere, in email or Google Chrome, not just Microsoft Word.
Dictionary
- Speaking dictionary for any word in any program with over 300,000 English definitions.
- Thesaurus to help with comprehension.
Visual
- Change font and text to make it easier to read.
- Change screen colours to reduce contrast and make reading more comfortable.
Listening later
- Read text into an audio or video file to listen to later (on your phone, on the move, for study).
Screen capture
- Make any text displayed on the screen read aloud, including online eBooks and presentations.
Scanning (OCR)
- Use industry-leading OmniPage technology to convert printed documents and image files into PDF, Word and many other formats for reading and annotation later.
- Create accessible PDF files with reading order.
- Advanced PDF output options (password, version, compression).
- Proof scans with custom dictionaries and characters
Dictation
- Write down the text you speak using the dictation feature.
- Automatically listen to your dictated text after each sentence from Microsoft Word, Pages or TextEdit.
Echo Letter Sounds
- Ideal for early readers and writers who may struggle with remembering the sounds of each letter.
Portable USB stick
- You can create a portable USB pen drive version of any ClaroRead to let you use it on any computer.
ClaroRead includes:
ClaroIdeas (mind mapping and idea capturing tool), ScreenRuler (reading ruler and screen colour tinter), ClaroCapture (capture images and text from web pages and documents to help write essays and organise references), Claro AudioNote (record lectures straight into your handouts, make voice notes and listen back to recordings made on popular devices), Claro Voice Setup (download and install any of 80 voice in 30 languages), Speaking calculator echoes back numbers and results. ClaroRead includes the ability to unlock the pro features in their iOS apps. WordBanks – create on-screen vocabularies to help learn and use new words. Batch Audio Converter – convert entire folders of documents into audio files. Save to Video – convert text documents into video files. Auto Converter – takes any document you drop into a special folder and OCRs or scans it automatically to create accessible versions without you needing to do anything else. ClaroRead for Word – uses the latest Google Docs technologies to bring our world-class text-to-speech, spellchecking, prediction and usability tools.
System Requirements
- Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS (last three versions)
- RAM requirement for operating system
- Microsoft Office 2016, 2019, 365
- Scanner supporting TWAIN or WIA.
Download a free 15-day trial for PC (This will download an executable file.)
Read more on the Dyslexic.com Blog
- Latest Assistive Technology (featuring ClaroRead)
- Rachel Ingham: How does ClaroRead benefit dyslexic learners?
- Dyslexia Awareness Week: Text-to-Speech Software (Featuring ClaroRead)
- Brand new: ClaroRead
This is a digital download product. You will be sent an email within 2 working days which contains your activation key and download link.
