Recently the BookTrust revealed that reading for pleasure has a dramatic impact on educational outcomes, wellbeing and social mobility. This is great news for children and young people that have access to a wide variety of reading material and are encouraged to read.
However how do you ensure that children that have visual impairments, dyslexia, autism, attention deficit disorder or physical disabilities are getting the same access?
RNIB Bookshare aims to open up the world of reading in education for learners with a print disability. The UK education collection membership is for educators supporting learners with print-disabilities and is provided FREE to organisations in the UK.
There are over 400,000 titles to choose from across all phases of education. Many of the reading schemes used in schools are included. There is also an excellent collection of themed topic collections and clutter free diagrams.
You can download any title, diagram or resources and then personalise the font size or layout so that it is bespoke for the child or young person you are supporting. This can then be downloaded for electronic devices or printed out - it is up to you!
For more information visit: www.rnibbookshare.org/cms/bookshare-me