Speech Synthesis can be very effectively and creatively used in the OLPC XO Sugar environment. It can be used for several applications such as development of language learning activities, story book readers, listening and spelling games, and improvement of accessibility of the XO for low-vision/blind students.

For this, a system wide speech synthesis framework needs to be integrated into Sugar. This speech synthesis framework will then be used for performing speech synthesis activities from within Sugarized Activities.

The integration of speech synthesis technology will open up many areas of interesting activity development which would further improve the learning experience of the student who uses the XO.