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=__Use Readily Available Features Built into the Mac to Increase Student Independence __=

1. Use the built in text-to-speech support to listen to the written product as part of the editing and revising process.
 a) To turn on: Apple () > System Preferences. > From the View menu, choose Dictation & Speech. > Click “Speak Selected Text when the Key is Pressed” > Type Control + R (for read) in the new Window > Click OK.  **Every time text is highlighted and the key combination Control + R is typed, the text will be read aloud.**

2. Use the built-in speech-to-text instead of typing a document.
 a) To turn on: Choose Apple () > System Preferences. > From the View menu, choose Dictation & Speech. > Click "On" to turn Dictation on, or "Off" to turn it off.  b) To use speech-to-text in an application: Select a text field. > Press the fn (Function) key twice, or choose Edit > Start Dictation. > Speak what you want to have dictated into the text field. > When finished, click Done or press the fn key twice again. Your spoken words will then appear in the text field.

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Windows only, free software for reading and writing support; great for students at home!

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