If you think listening to an audiobook isn’t as effective as good old fashioned reading, you may want to learn about some new research that compared the two.

I have supportive data from Language Ally but have not found anything from my state’s Board of Education or the International Dyslexia Association with regards to audiobooks with fidelity. In particular, multisensory (visual and audible) as well as the importance of being able to search for a word that may have just been missed. Do you have any documents supporting the research studies behind what audiobooks with fidelity look like and the reasoning behind the importance?

I am a university professor, and I occasionally have students with various reading difficulties ask me about possible avenues of support. DyslexiaHelp lists a number of reading, spelling and writing programs for help with dyslexia. Are there any particular programs that you recommend over others?

Voicepods is an easy-to-use online platform used to convert text to speech for a variety of purposes.

ReadSpeaker TextAid is a reading, writing, and studying supplement for the classroom.

The C­-Pen will highlight any text digitally and insert that text into any application including PC’s, laptops, android devices, Smartphones, and tablets.

Chrome 25, the latest version, incorporates voice commands via Web Speech API, which will allow web page developers to use this speech recognition feature in web apps.

ReadSpeaker is a text-to-speech provider that is applicable to any website

A list of resources to assist individuals with dyslexia in converting printed books into accessible digital formats, enhancing readability through text-to-speech and other assistive technologies.