For a child who can't reach the text, listening isn't a shortcut. It's the way in. The short answer is: for many kids with ADHD and dyslexia, text-to-speech is not cheating. Used well, it removes a barrier to understanding grade-level content, while decoding practice continues separately. The deciding questions are the child, the task, and the goal: is the tool helping them reach the content, or doing a skill they are still building? This is not legal or medical advice, and y