Text2Speech,+Graphic+Organizers,+Writing+Supports

[|www.readplease.com] - This free text to speech engine allows students to hear what they are writing. This helps with editing and can be motivating. ReadPlease (Free Version) contains four free voices and the ability to magnify text. If you like the free version - then consider upgrading to the plus version. Visit this website for more information about the features and cost od ReadPlease Plus.

 [|www.naturalreaders.com] Another free text-to-speech program. Has a minibar that sits on top of document or web page that makes it easy to use!

Graphic Organizers
"A picture is worth 1000 words." When students are trying to organize thoughts for a writing task, a graphic organizer can be an excellent teaching aide.

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ A well organized resource with many many types of organizers to choose from. Appropriate for older students.

http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/index.php Another great resource with many types of organizers. Some work well with younger students.

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/graphic/

Writing Supports
http://www.teach-nology.com/printables/paper/ - This area of teachnology has printable paper...but make sure you explore the related links area at the bottom of this page. There are writign generators and rubrics...and model airplane pages? There are some pop-ups that generate fromthis site- so you may want to make sure your pop up blocker is on tho avoid this minor frustration.

Lined paper
http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/ - A resource for graph and lined paper (plus many types of lined paper you never knew exsisted!).

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[|Handwriting Worksheet generator]