Okapi or MS Word
Type or paste text into the form and submit. In a short time, OKAPI! will return formatted readability analysis. also a great tool to challenge writers to reach beyond the simple! Pair with Natural Reader or Read Please for a great editing tool!
Text Compactor
Free Online Automatic Text Summarization Tool
Readability
Readability is a web & mobile app that zaps online clutter and saves web articles in a comfortable reading view. No matter where you are or what device you use, your reading will be there.
Natural Reader and Read Please
Download for natural reading of documents or on the web. Text to speech.
Story Creator
For teachers looking for a creative way to inspire reluctant writers to create narratives.
Spark Notes
Cliff notes, summaries, video and more!
iBook Author and iBooks
Available free on the Mac App Store, iBooks Author allows anyone to create Multi-Touch textbooks — and just about any other kind of book — for iPad. With galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, and more.
iPad Apps
Reader in Safari: When in Safari and reading an online article - tap the Reader button in the URL window to remove extraneous adds, links etc. Simplifies reading.
Speak Selection: Turn any text into talking text by turning on Speak Selection in iPad. Go to Settings/General/Accessibility and turn on Speak Selection. Highlight any text to read it.
Sparknotes Same great sparknote performance only on the iPad.
Read2Go and Bookshare
The Bookshare library provides print disabled people in the United States with legal access to over 41,000 books and 150 periodicals that are converted to Braille, large print or digital formats for text to speech audio. Free to All U.S. Students with Qualifying Disabilities Read 2 Go is the app to read Bookshare books