A Leader Is vs Read to Learn Lite

The Click To Read series is a collection of stories for early readers using SymbolStix communication symbols to build vocabulary, encourage early literacy and support comprehension PLUS opportunities for switch training with meaningful content. A Leader Is teaches about the leaders in our community and our nation. Activities Read the Story - hear the story read in cause and effect mode; independent access to text. Interactive Story - expand the meaning of text and picture symbols. Tell the Story - demonstrate understanding with 3 levels of cloze activities. Show What You Know - additional practice and opportunity to demonstrate understanding of core vocabulary in these 3 leveled games: Bingo, Vocabulary Practice and Concentration. Features - SymbolStix graphic support color-coded for Aided Language Support - Supports mouse, touch screen, keyboard, up to 3 switches, and interactive technology - 3 levels of scaffolding for cloze activities, BINGO, Vocabulary Practice and Concentration - Answer choices are randomly generated so the student experiences a new activity with each interaction - Story reading, prompting and reinforcement with either male or female voice - Customize for low vision, scan prompts, auditory reinforcement - Built-in auto and 2-switch step scanning with cueing options

Read to Learn is an introductory literacy and life skills program for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities, including autism. It features three heavily illustrated, interactive books with age-appropriate themes: Safety Skills Reader, Life Skills Reader, and Focus on Feelings. These books each contain 1 story, each with a comprehension exercise. All text is spoken by professional narrators and highlighted as it’s read. Readers can touch any word at any time to hear it pronounced, and are given a definition for especially pertinent vocabulary. Safety Skills Reader explores important home, community, personal, and recreational safety issues. Contemporary, graphic novel style drawings illustrate a story about pedestrian travel. Life Skills Reader features a story about reading facial expressions. Realistic photos show expected behaviors and step-by-step procedures. Focus on Feelings features a photo-illustrated story that helps readers recognize how people feel during common life experiences, such as a birthday. Portrait style photos with matching icons illustrate emotions like annoyed, excited, proud, and disappointed. Comprehension exercises with an optional hint feature assess the reader's understanding of each story. Test results are stored and can be printed. Optional automatic page reading and turning aid readers who have difficulty navigating the app. Read to Learn scans, and is accessible with one or two switches. Features: Stresses independent living skills Supports nonreaders Written in simplified, concise language Illustrated with realistic photos and drawings Narrated professionally Highlights text by word, sentence, or line Allows user to touch any word to hear it pronounced Includes hint feature for tests Stores and prints test results Attainment has been developing curricula and assistive technology products for people with disabilities for over 30 years. We are well known for our topnotch customer service. Please email us with questions and comments. And yes, we’re happy to talk to you on the telephone. Read to Learn supports Retina displays!