Screen Reader
Read-aloud widget that highlights each word as it speaks, synced to real browser speech events.
Age range All ages
About
An authoring helper for Sprout canvases that need read-aloud narration. It uses browser speech boundary events to highlight the exact word being spoken, so the text stays in sync instead of relying on guessed timers. Use it when a lesson screen, story prompt, or reading passage should speak text aloud and guide the kid word by word. The helper handles narration and highlighting only; the canvas still owns its final Sprout completion call.
Outcomes
- Kids hear lesson text read aloud on demand
- Word-level highlighting helps kids follow along while they read
How it works
- 1Add the widgetDrop the read-aloud component into a Sprout canvas that needs narration.
- 2Provide the textPass in the sentence, story prompt, or lesson text that should be spoken and highlighted.
- 3Play the narrationThe widget speaks the text and marks each word as the browser reports speech boundaries.
Inputs
Canvas goal
What the canvas is trying to teach or do.
canvas_goalNarration text
The sentence or lesson text to read aloud and highlight.
narration_text