Read & Write Chrome Extension

Read&Write from Texthelp.com is a Google Chrome Extension that supports all students with reading and writing. Teachers can request a license on behalf of students providing premium features that include multi highlighting options, extracting highlights, vocabulary chart, dictionaries and word prediction.

All students have the extension available with the Free features providing text to speech and dual highlighting (yellow and blue) for any text on any website!

Get Started

When signed into the Chrome Browser or on a School Chromebook, the Read & Write Extension can be found in the Extension Toolbar of your Chrome Browser. You will see a purple puzzle icon with "rw" in the top right corner of your browser window. If you do not, you need to Add the extension to Chrome (See Below).

You can add the public free version with the few steps listed below. If you want the Free Teacher Premium Access , click HERE and complete the form. It will take up to 24 hours for your account to be activated.

Click here for a direct link to the Chrome Web Store.
Select the Add extension button in the pop-up window near the Chrome address bar.
Click on the Read&Write icon (a purple puzzle piece) in the top right corner of Chrome.
After being prompted to sign in to your Google account, select the Allow button.

In the Chrome browser, navigate to Google Docs.
The Read&Write icon will appear below the Bookmark toolbar will appear. (It appears anytime the tool can be used on a page.)
Click the Read&Write icon. You will be prompted with a series of windows agreeing to give ReadWrite access to your Google Drive.
After completing the approval process, the toolbar will appear. If you have a license for the Premium features, they will appear black. If you do not, some of the features will be grayed out.

Troubleshooting

"I am already signed into Read & Write and don't see the Premium features."

Disable the extension, then renable.
If you are a teacher, make sure you signed up for the Free for Teachers version and used your school account. It will take 24 hours to process. Click here for the form.
If you are a student, as the teacher to request a license via the OIT Help Desk.

Resources

Click HERE for MORE

Read & Write for Teachers and Parents

https://support.texthelp.com/help/using-the-teacher-toolkit-115

Read & Write User Guides

https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/support/training/getting-started/