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speech
hearing text read aloud in conjunction with dual color highlighting
helps with comprehension and word recognition
studies have also found that students writing skills and attitude towards
writing
improve when they have their writing read aloud back to them
to have text read aloud with dual color highlighting you can use the speech
control buttons on the toolbar
these buttons include rewind speak
pause
forward
and stop
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in the Speech menu dropdown list
you can't set a program to
speak
stop rewind
pause and forward speech
turn
speak as I type on or off
and have it speak each letter word
or sentence
turn screen reading on or off
If on, it will read all menu items and buttons
automatically speak imported text
turn continuous reading on or off
and turn safari web highlighting
on or off
the last option on the speech menu is selection type
where you can set the program to read back completed text by paragraph
sentence or word
you can customize the speech settings within preferences
including changing the voice and its speed word pronunciation
and changing the colors that are used in the highlighting
for more information on preferences
please see the preferences video tour.