Immersive Reader

Deck.Toys has in-built Immersive Reader capabilities in the Signposts and Slide & Video Activity. You can also upload Audio Clips to any Slide & Video Activity.

Text-to-Speech capability is found in the Study Set Activity.

Immersive Reader is an inclusive tool that implements proven techniques to improve reading for people, regardless of their age or ability. This includes children with dyslexia, ADHD, emerging readers, and non-native speakers.

Key features are focus mode, immersive reading, reading aloud, font spacing and short lines, and focusing attention through highlighting specific lines of text, and visualizing word meanings through illustrations.

Immersive Reader offers reading and language tools for many languages. Available voices and features vary by language; check Microsoft's current language support for the text-to-speech, translation, and grammar features you need.

Students can also translate words or the document where the selected language supports it.

You can test out the Immersive Reader in Student's View.

Here is an example of a signpost containing an introduction in French. Click on the play button to get the read-aloud.

Click on the settings at the top right to change Text preferences, Grammar Options, and Reading Preferences. Do guide your students on how to do this.

For a full translation, choose a supported language and enable Document translation in Immersive Reader. Students can then compare the original and translated text.