Technology for Learning

Reading


Accessible Books and Print Materials
      or Accessible Instructional Materials


Accessible books are books converted from print to another, more accessible, format for individuals with a print disability. Alternative book formats include: Braille, large print, digital, and audio.


T
ext-To-Speech * Talking Text  (resources)

or scroll down to Attachments
print version




Online Reading Resources click here
READ ShareTab - this is a group of web sites with literacy activities -




Accessible Books Online - [click on the site name to go there]

Classic Reader - free books online

Tar Heel Reader - books for beginning readers of all ages


New York Public Library - Children's eBooks including animated texts and storytelling videos

Literactive - reading materials for pre-school, kindergarten, & grade 1 students - free

Starfall - primarily 1st grade, also good for pre-K, Kindergarten, and 2nd grade

Literacy Access Online - Reading activities and resources

Project Gutenberg - free electronic books (ebooks)

Literature.org - online Literature Library

The Internet Public Library - an online library & reference service -  Kidspace & Teenspace

Text Aloud - a Text-to-speech tool for PC (convert text into spoken audio)

Text-to-Speech for Mac - Macs have a built-in text reader, click the attachment below for instructions

Attachments (1)

  • Text-to-Speech.pdf - on Apr 27, 2009 4:35 PM by Sheri Lenzo (version 1)
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