My six and eight-year-old grandchildren will be traveling with me most of this summer. At home we often check books out of the library and read to the children. Reading to the children is not practical while driving down the road. Since I have unlimited data with my Mobley mobile hotspot, I am looking for a website that has online read along books. I have found a number of books in a YouTube format. However, I am looking for books that have “follow the bouncing ball” or other highlighting methods to mark the words as they are being read. Any information is welcome.

You might have a product idea there.I have seen screen readers that highlight the word being read.. but .. That may have been on a Commodore 64 it has been that long.

That's a great idea. It's a wonder someone doesn't have an app for a tablet that does this. Maybe there is? That said it's wonderful that you are exposing them to books and trying to do so while traveling. Much better than putting videos in front of them and letting them zone out.

They are out there, I bought/borrowed some for my great-granddaughter some years ago. They had the option of "follow the bouncing ball" thingy, with spoken work. I'll do some looking and see if I can find what they were.

Not to be a wet blanket but can one read and ride at the same time without experiencing motion sickness?Another possible idea is old time radio cd's; no bad words, no sex, and use of a child's imagination which far exceeds any written material. If interested check out Radio Archives.com.No, I don't work for them...

Drama from BBC is a favorite source for me.

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1492
Moderator
May 09, 2022
Most any PC/laptop/tablet has some type of text-to-voice function due to accessibility guidelines. So should be able to read aloud digital books.

You may have to search for the settings or app in your particular situation.
TenOC
Nomad
May 09, 2022
1492 wrote:
Most any PC/laptop/tablet has some type of text-to-voice function due to accessibility guidelines. So should be able to read aloud digital books.

You may have to search for the settings or app in your particular situation.

Yes, but no bouncing ball
1492
Moderator
May 09, 2022
As mentioned by Wa8yxm, screen readers will do just that. Most all digital OS devices have a screen reader built-in as part of accessibility. It will highlight text as it's being read. You need to locate the specific reader being used by your device. You may also be able to adjust settings such as text-to-speech speed and highlight color.

Here's a short example video of your forum post being read by WIN 10 built-in screen reader Narrator (Windows Key + CTRL+ Enter) - WATCH VIDEO.

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