Abstract: A reading aid system including a computer configured to connect to a text storage means; a computer screen; a headset operably connected to the computer; a user interface device operably connected to the computer; and a microphone operably connected to the computer. The computer includes a speech analysis and editing module configured to perform any or all of the following: (a) analyze the intonation and/or breathing of the narrator; (b) synchronize and edit to provide automatic synchronization between the narrator's reading and highlighting of the words; (c) edit a sentence to convert long sentences to shorter sentences; (d) synchronize the shorter sentences in the text and the narration, or vice versa; and (e) combine sentences and synchronization between the speech and the text.