Read&Write Software – Free for families

Thursday 21st December 2023

In school, all students have access to the literacy toolbar Read&Write (the purple puzzle piece) on their Chromebooks. We use this toolbar in school to support learning, e.g. text to speech, speech to text, word prediction, and colour change overlays. Midlothian Council was part of a video case study on the positive impact of Read&Write. You can watch the videos and find out more here.

Midlothian has negotiated a world-first deal that means you can now download the Read&Write toolbar at home, on up to 5 devices for free! Please use this link to download. You will be asked for the school’s postcode (EH19 2LA) and then be given instructions on what to do next.

Have a look at this feature tour to see all the things Read&Write can do. Read&Write has features to support all learners, from dyslexia and visual stress, to general study tools.

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