How To Enable Read To Me In Gimkit

Gimkit Live has a built-in accessibility option called Read to Me that reads questions and answer choices aloud during a game. Students control it from their own device, and teachers don’t need to configure anything beforehand. Here is exactly how it works and who benefits most.

How to Enable Read to Me in Gimkit Live

Read to Me is a student-facing setting. Each student activates it independently during a live game session. The steps are the same across devices.

1. Join a Gimkit Live game as a student.
2. Tap the menu icon at the top right of the screen. A side drawer opens on the left.
3. Tap the settings gear at the bottom of that drawer.
4. Toggle Read to Me to the on position.

Once enabled, Gimkit reads each question and its answer options aloud. Text highlights word by word as the audio plays, so students can follow along visually and audibly at the same time.

Does the Teacher Need to Enable Read to Me in Gimkit?

No. Read to Me is entirely student-controlled. There is no teacher dashboard toggle, no setting to configure when hosting a Gimkit game, and no class-level option that forces it on for all students. Each student decides for themselves during the live game.

This design means students who don’t need the audio won’t have it playing on their device, and those who do can activate it without asking for help.

How to Replay Audio After Enabling Read to Me

Each question is read once automatically after Read to Me is turned on. If a student needs to hear it again, they tap the Read to Me icon at the upper left of the screen. This replays the current question’s audio without affecting other players’ sessions.

Where Does Gimkit’s Read to Me Feature Work?

Read to Me is active only during the question-answering phase of Gimkit Live. It does not cover other in-game screens such as the shop, post-answer breakdowns, or the in-game leaderboard.

The feature is not available in Gimkit Creative or any non-Live game format. Teachers looking for audio in Creative mode have separate tools available when building questions through Gimkit assignments.

If you’re comparing game formats, Gimkit 2D game modes operate differently from standard Live sessions and Read to Me is not active there either.

Language Support for Read to Me in Gimkit

The spoken output matches the language configured on the student’s device, not the language of the question content. For kits written in a foreign language, this creates a mismatch — the device may read Spanish text in English phonetics, for example.

Gimkit recommends using its audio recording tool for foreign language content. Teachers can record their own voice directly when creating or editing questions, and that audio plays automatically for students during the game.

Common Issues When Enabling Read to Me in Gimkit

Audio lag or gaps in playback are usually a connectivity issue rather than a settings problem. Gimkit packet loss can occasionally affect in-game features, including Read to Me playback. Checking the student’s internet connection and refreshing the game session resolves most cases.

If a student reports they turned Read to Me on but hear nothing, confirm the device volume is not muted and that the browser has permission to play audio.

Who Benefits Most from Gimkit’s Read to Me Feature

Gimkit designed Read to Me primarily for K-2 classrooms, where early readers may not process written questions at the same speed as older students. Students with reading difficulties, dyslexia, or visual impairments also benefit.

The simultaneous text highlighting means students aren’t just hearing the question — they’re tracking it visually at the same time. For students learning to read, that dual-channel reinforcement supports comprehension more than audio alone.

Teachers running games through Gimkit classes with mixed-ability groups can rely on students self-selecting the feature rather than having it applied universally. Students who prefer reading without audio are not affected.

If you want full access to accessibility tools and other advanced settings, Gimkit Pro also unlocks additional teacher-side controls worth reviewing alongside this feature.