As teachers, we love a solution that allows us to meet our children’s learning needs more effectively or effectively, no matter where they read. It’s a double win when the solution also supports children and family at home. Teachers and parents can find almost any book in the 1.3 million books collected by Book Share. Assisted reading features such as audio, karaoke-style highlighting, text expansion, color adjustments and Braille reading allow students to customize their reading experiences into their personal learning style.
Book sharing is a huge time-saving for teachers who need personalized materials for students at school. This tool is even more powerful by providing families with the opportunity to use their books at home.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, book sharing is free and is available to qualified students’ schools and families. It also comes with a free book reader app that works with Chromebooks, laptops, iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, as well as Alexa-enabled speakers. You can even download books in advance to enjoy offline. This means readers can easily choose the reading experience that suits them best in almost anywhere.
Take guesses from home reading materials
As teachers, we often get problems from carers who don’t know which reading material is best for children at home, or they don’t have the resources to get them. For students who are challenging to decode, understand, read or physically manage traditional books, using Book Share at home can solve this problem.
The book sharing library includes novels and informative e-books for readers from Pre-K to adult level. BookShare’s huge collection ensures that students will discover many interesting titles, including books their friends are reading. Additionally, book collection librarians make it easier to discover new books from authors such as Kate DiCamillo (The story of Despereaux,,,,, Because Winn-Dixie) and special collections on topics kids love, such as Minecraft and Fortnite.
Read books with happier and more confident
Many teachers hear from families that students respond differently to challenging tasks at home. (Any teacher who is also a parent will definitely get this!) Teachers who try to make their kids read at home can easily turn into night drama. Worse, the ongoing difficulty in reading can lead to negative attitudes toward reading and learning. Teachers can assign specific books to children to read through in their home book collection, otherwise the family can choose from the entire library.
The video above shares the story of Emery, a sixth-year Texas, and his family. Emery was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 7. Emery enjoys and confident for the first time with the audio and text highlights features of book portraits.
Emery and her family love how to customize books to fit the best thing for Emery. Children who use book share at home can easily learn to combine independently with ideal accessibility features such as audio and text highlighting, which makes reading through book portraits feel like taking a perfect book off the shelf.
Busy families need flexibility
To achieve maximum success in reading, children need consistent practice. The flexibility of using book sharing on a variety of portable devices can help kids continue reading school breaks and summer breaks, or get sick or date at any time when they are out of school. There is no delay around the bulky reading material, nor is it deviating from the typical reading routine of a child.
The schoolbag is not particularly convenient to operate like a traditional library. You do not need the “Checkout” and “Return” titles. This means not waiting for the title the child wants or needs.
How can you start a student?
It is easy to help qualified students register books for families. Remember that for any student who challenges reading, it is free in the United States. Qualified students may suffer from dyslexia or other printing disorders, visual disorders, cerebral palsy, or simply have difficulty decoding or understanding what they read. No IEP or 504 plans are required.
Want to learn more about inviting families to use book share at home? Click the button below to start.
