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This website consists of volunteer-recorded audiobooks of books in the public domain

The Libby app functions through your local public library and allows you to “check out” audiobooks and ebooks via your library card. Wait times and length of rentals varies based on your library.

The Hoopla app functions through your local public library and allows you to “check out” audiobooks and ebooks via your library card. Wait times and length of rentals varies based on your library.

Many audiobooks can be found for free on YouTube. This playlist contains several classic pieces of literature. You can also control the playback speed on YouTube to help you read a book faster.

This app helps you read faster. The Spritz tool is a text streaming technology that minimizes eye movement when reading. The Focused Reading tool will let you focus on a few sentences, or even just a few words, at a time rather than having to read walls of text on every page. This app does require in-app purchases to use the full features.

A speed reader shares 3 tricks to help anyone read faster.

This website contains free ebook downloads of books in the public domain. The downloaded books can be opened on the Kindle app.

The Hoopla app functions through your local public library and allows you to “check out” audiobooks and ebooks via your library card. Wait times and length of rentals varies based on your library.

The Libby app functions through your local public library and allows you to “check out” audiobooks and ebooks via your library card. Wait times and length of rentals varies based on your library.

Browse a library of many classic pieces of literature with guided reading questions, comprehension assessments, annotation tools, and a read-aloud feature. Most features available without creating an account.

"How to Do a Close Reading." This article covers the process of completing a close reading for maximum comprehension and discussion preparation.

Copy and paste any challenging text into this website and have it reworded into modern, simpler language.

This article goes through what annotation is and various strategies for annotating a text.

Upload images, PDFs, or website links to add comments, shapes, highlights, drawings, etc. directly to the text.

This Google Chrome extension allows you to highlight and comment on different webpages, then catalog what you’ve annotated into different folders. Purchase may be required to utilize all features.

Use the website or app to convert text to speech. Listen to your assigned reading on the go, or use the audio to help you follow along and read at a faster speed.

ReadSpeaker offers a range of powerful text-to-speech solutions for instantly deploying lifelike, tailored voice interaction in any environment.