Free+digital+resources+to+support+struggling+readers

Shawna Benson. Jan Rogers Reviewed literacy statistics Reviewed barriers to these skills Barriers are a problem when presented with static, printed text Digital text is what can make the difference Difference between digital text and pictures of text Digital can be manipulated

Tools to make text accessible Max os text to speech Windows os narrator- hard to understand Not free but good - kurzweil, read and write gold, solo 6, wizard

Free - readplease - for windows - Clipspeak - windows - can be transported on a jump drive by student VozMe - you cut and paste into it's reader - not the best voice of all

Awesome highlighted - not text to speech - highlight portions of webpage ahead of time - save URL with highlights - new - you can share and save your highlighted webpages. You can also add notes to the webpage for the students

Digital textbooks - Ck-12 - based in California - open source, free materials - more upper level materials Pearson HTML books - format that you can use with all assistive tech. Once purchased, no copyright restrictions Aplple textbooks - with Pearson, houghton Mifflin, etc - many built in tools for student interaction Check out CDs that come with textbooks

Literature, trade books Free ebooks by Project Gutenberg - included qr codes which takesnyou to mobile version of P.G. You can select and put it into your iBooks

Identify the text and tools you use (iPad or kindle etc)

OverDrive - check out ebooks and audiobooks. Can also subscribe as a district for $$ Weeklyreader.com Ablenetinc.com - not free

Openlibrary.org - free to check out - these are non copyright books Librivox.org - has natural readers who read the books instead of technonreader Some webpages already have audio support - ie - knowingpoe.think port.org Old time radio - Orr.net - have old radio shows. Wiredforbooks.org - read by authors themselves

Add on to safari browser - just free books - justfreebooks.info

2006 - law that textbooks need to be accessible. NIMAS - Cisam - students who qualify can get accessible books. If they don't have it, then they will send you to bookshare - this is for kids with identified disabilities

Apps Blio - made by kurzweil - reader is free but books have to be purchased. Can highlight, add notes, and access reference materials. Storykit - project of children's digital library. You can create yournown book Audiobooks - links to site that just let's you listen - some free, some not GCF- video vocabulary site also parts of speech - show the word throughout. Speakit!- iBooks - Overdrive Google advanced search - you can specify reading levels of websites To set iPad to read go to settings, general, accessibility

Lit2go - books are leveled. Sources on ocali website in document archive.