Read-Along

An accessibility pattern in which on-screen text is highlighted word-by-word or phrase-by-phrase in synchronisation with spoken audio. Used in children's reading apps, language-learning tools, accessible ebook formats (e.g., EPUB Media Overlays), and podcast players. Particularly helpful for people with aphasia, dyslexia, developmental language disorders, and emerging readers because it binds lexical activation to auditory input and provides a stable visual anchor for pace.