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STEMReader Hearing maths through technology

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STEMReaderHearing maths through technology

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Ever thought about how you read maths?

You can copy and paste MathML or Latex into the form, select submit to have it read aloud

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More than 4% of students have difficulties impacting reading skillsTry the built in examples of a series of equations to hear them read aloud.

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Maths notation is not the international language we think it is?

Try having individual parts of an equation read aloud!

(mouse or touch) to read the selected maths.

You can tab to the arrow keys when they are highlighted to move around.

to stop the reading

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What do all the symbols mean?

STEMReader has short definitions and prompts for symbols.

Try the dictionary on the menu bar

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Proof reading Maths notation Dyslexic students may be twice as likely to make maths notation errors compared to their peers.

Technology called text to speech can help.

STEMReader Premium version offers a tree view that allows you to see the relationship between elements and read each element aloud

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STEMReader:

• Allows you to explore maths notation with text to speech

• Break down equations into simple chunks to make them easier to understand

• Check the meaning of unfamiliar symbols

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