Text to Speech for Dyslexia
Listen to any webpage while synchronized highlighting guides your eyes across the text.
unChonk reads articles, PDFs, and web pages aloud with natural voices and real-time word highlighting — designed to reduce reading fatigue and help dyslexic readers focus and understand more.
How text to speech helps with dyslexia
For many people with dyslexia, the hardest part of reading isn't understanding ideas — it's decoding the words on the page. That decoding burns mental energy and causes fatigue, which makes long passages feel exhausting before you even reach the meaning. Text to speech shifts that load. When you listen instead of decode, your attention is free to focus on comprehension.
The bigger benefit comes from pairing audio with visual tracking. When the word being spoken is highlighted as you hear it, your brain connects the sound to its written form. That multi-sensory reinforcement can support word recognition over time and keeps your place steady so you don't skip lines or re-read the same sentence.
The result is reading that feels less like a struggle: less fatigue, better focus, and more of your energy spent on the content itself.
Built to make reading easier
Synchronized highlighting
Each word and sentence lights up as it's read, so your eyes always know where to look.
Customizable highlight colors
Choose the contrast that's most comfortable for you and reduces visual strain.
Adjustable reading speed
Slow things down to follow along, or speed up once you find your rhythm.
Works on any page
Read articles, assignments, and PDFs right in your browser — no copy-paste needed.
Frequently asked questions
How does text to speech help with dyslexia?
Text to speech lets dyslexic readers listen to content instead of decoding every word, which reduces fatigue and frees up mental energy for understanding. Pairing audio with synchronized highlighting connects the spoken word to the written one, which can improve focus, word recognition, and comprehension.
Does unChonk highlight words as it reads?
Yes. unChonk highlights each word and sentence in real time as it reads aloud, so your eyes can follow along without losing your place. You can also customize the highlight color for the contrast that works best for you.
Is unChonk good for dyslexic students and readers?
unChonk is well suited to dyslexic readers because it reads any webpage, article, or PDF aloud with natural voices, adjustable speed, and word highlighting. It installs as a Chrome extension and is pay-as-you-go, so there is no subscription to maintain.
Make reading less of a struggle
Install unChonk free and let any page read itself to you.
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