Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs: alternate format books

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Silly Books Adds Click Through Books

Silly Books has long been on the TLWMSN Blog Alternate Format Books and Stories list, (since I reviewed it in 2007) but now many of there books have a "click through" option which allows switch users to turn the page. Just set your switch to "mouse click" and place your mouse arrow over next.

I hope they will continue to add to the "click through" collection, consider an option that teachers or caregivers can choose to block out page turning until the text is read and maybe add scanning and switch access to their games! I know it is a tall order to ask from a free site, but they have never disappointed in the past!

Monday, December 15, 2008

Speakaboos Stories

Here's another option for online stories for elementary aged students: Speakaboos. Currently there is a fun (and age appropriate for somewhat older students) version of A Christmas Carol and five other December stories including the Dreidel Song.

Additionally there are favorites like Arthur and Curious George, fables, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, folktales and lullabies. Soon you will be able to record your own stories and download the stories for use off line or even on an iPod for 99 cents.

The site is currently in public beta (which means that it may eventually cost money, change features or disappear). You can get nearly all the features without going through the lengthy and privacy challenging sign-up process.

As for adaptability the stories are videos not animations of pages turning, thus your cannot do the old "put the mouse arrow over the button to turn the page" trick to make it accessible. However, you can put the mouse arrow over the play/pause button - for all that is worth. Oh and these stories should be super fun on a "big screen".

Friday, November 28, 2008

Two More Online Stories Sites

These will be added to Alternate Format Books and Stories.

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo (who got the link from Langwitches) and a poster on QIAT for the links.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Alternate Format Books and Stories

Here is a collection of links to adapted and alternative format books. Most are free, some have a fee. The type of format varies. For pay interactive books like Tumblebooks and Bookflix and professionally read audio book downloads check your local libraries web site; free access may be available with your library card. (This perma post updated March 4, 2010.) Another excellent list of online alternate format books is here.

Symbol Books