How I Read
A free reader where every student picks how a passage looks and sounds. Choose a dyslexia, large print or CVI mode, change the font, size, colors and spacing, or have the passage read aloud.
- Free
- No ads
- 4 reading modes
- Read aloud
- No sign-up
One passage, read a different way by every student
A follower on TikTok asked for a reading tool where you can change the text until it's comfortable to read. How I Read takes a passage you paste, upload or photograph and shows it in four modes: Standard, Dyslexia with extra spacing, Large print in bold yellow on black, and CVI, which shows one sentence at a time. Each mode has its own font, text size, spacing and colors, and you can change all of them. Share the passage with your class by link or QR code, and each student reads it in the mode that works for them.
From a pasted passage to a class link
Add a passage
Paste or type a passage, or bring one in from a Word or Google Doc, a PDF, a photo of a page or a web link. Give it a title. Then press Read it to read it yourself, or Share with my class.
Pick how you read
Switch between Standard, Dyslexia, Large print and CVI at the top of the passage. Make the text bigger or smaller, change the colors or turn on Read aloud. All settings has the fonts, spacing and line focus, and the device remembers your choices.
Choose the modes your class can use
Tick the reading modes students can pick from, and press Adjust to change any of them. Turn on Read aloud and choose a voice, and decide whether students can change size and colors themselves. Press Share for a link and a QR code.
Add a class roster if you want one
Paste your class list, one name per line. How I Read keeps only first names and last initials, and removes ID numbers and emails. Pick a mode for each student. When students open the link, they tap their name and get the settings you saved for them.
What's in How I Read
Four ways to read
Standard is Lexend at 21px on white. Dyslexia adds space between letters and words and removes italics. Large print is 40px bold yellow on black. CVI shows one sentence at a time, large and centered on black, with big Back and Next buttons, and can show one line or one word at a time instead.
Settings for each reader
Pick a font: Lexend, Andika, OpenDyslexic or Atkinson. Set the text size and spacing, and choose a color set or your own colors. Read aloud speaks the passage in a natural voice, Highlight words marks each word as it's read, and Line focus dims everything but the lines you're on.
Built for the classroom
- Bring in text five ways: paste or type, a Word or Google Doc, a PDF, a photo of a page, or a web link.
- Read aloud has four free voices with US and UK accents. Press Hear it to try one before you share.
- Share text only, and students can still turn on Read aloud themselves.
- Each student's device remembers the mode and settings they picked.
- Night mode turns every screen dark.
- My passages keeps every passage you've opened in this browser.
No accounts, and first names only
Nobody signs in to How I Read. Your reading settings and the passages you read yourself are saved only in your browser. Anyone with a shared passage's link can read it, so only share text you're allowed to use with your class. A class roster keeps first names and last initials, and anyone with the passage link can see those names.
How I Read questions
What is How I Read?
A free reader from Flint. Paste, upload or photograph a passage, then read it in the font, size, colors and spacing that work for you, or have it read aloud.
Is How I Read free?
Yes. How I Read is free, with no ads and no sign-up.
How does it help students with dyslexia?
Dyslexia mode adds space between letters and words and removes italics. Students can also switch to OpenDyslexic, Lexend, Andika or Atkinson, make the text bigger, and listen with each word highlighted as it's read.
What is CVI mode?
CVI mode is for students with cortical visual impairment. It shows the passage one sentence at a time, large and bold on black, with big Back and Next buttons. In settings, you can show one line or one word at a time instead.
Can it read the passage aloud?
Yes. Turn on Read aloud to hear the passage in one of four free voices. Turn on Highlight words as they're read to follow along word by word.
How do I share a passage with my class?
Press Share with my class, tick the reading modes students can pick from, and press Share. Students open the link or scan the QR code, then pick a mode, or tap their name if you added a class roster.
Can I use a PDF or a photo of a book page?
Yes. Choose PDF or Photo of a page when you add a passage, and How I Read turns the page into text you can read in any mode.
Do students need accounts?
No. Students open the link and start reading, and their device remembers the mode they picked.
Tell us how your students read
Send an idea, a bug or a reading setting you wish How I Read had. Every message goes to the Flint team that built How I Read.
