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For students who require TTS applications, allowing them to do so is important. It is also important to remind them that they have access to these services and can use them any time they need.

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TTS is used especially in ELA classrooms where students need to read lengthy texts or respond to short answer prompts.

They are also critical technologies for state assessments that require students to read passages and answer questions.

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It may also be beneficial to provide students with access to headphones or a quiet place to use these technologies if needed, especially for assessments.

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Lesson Plans: Teachers may want to indicate in their lesson plans where longer texts are being read as a reminder to initiate students in using TTS technologies.

Within the Classroom: Teachers may want to create a quiet space where students can go to use these technologies, or may want to provide access to head sets where students can grab them easily.

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Most TTS extensions and web-based services are free and already come downloaded on phones, computers, iPads, or other devices.

TTS apps are also more often than not free, making this an incredibly accessible technology.

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Most modern devices already have text to speech features (often housed in accessibility settings). Smartphones and computers provide for easy access to enabling these features.

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In some cases, websites will offer web-based reading assistance, such as pre-recorded texts or a volume button that indicates that paragraph has accompanying TTS.

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You can also download various TTS apps onto devices that enable this assistance across all platforms.

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Assistive Technology - Text - to  - Speech

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Text to Speech (TTS) is an assistive technology that converts written texts to speech that imitates a human voice. It is often a software that can be downloaded to student/school computers.

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Students may need to use TTS technologies in all classes that they take. Though it may be most prominently used in ELA courses, students are required to read in Science, Math, Social Students, and other courses as well.

The level of disability dictates how often and when TTS needs to be used.

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Google Chrome also has TTS extensions that can be downloaded and used on any website or Chrome application.