We Give Books Website
Thanks to Dr. Gretchen Hanser for suggesting this
website. It’s a GREAT way to make
books accessible for multiple purposes.
This free website has combined We Give Books and First Book
to provide hundreds of books. The
two organizations combine public and private resources to make books accessible
online. While you have to sign up
and log in (yes, another pesky password!) you then have easy access to books on
your computer.
Here are a few ways to use We Give Books:
• Books for Shared Reading: Connect your computer to a projector and your books are
enlarged so that all students can see them
• Easily Accessible Books for Switch Users: This website uses right arrow to go
forward and left arrow to go back.
Just add a computer switch interface (e.g., Don Johnston Switch
Interface; Crick Switch Interface) and two switches, and students can turn the
page and also go back
• Paired Reading: One student can turn the page while a partner reads
aloud. This could be a great
combination for a student who uses a switch and another who is working on
building reading fluency.
Range of Books:
This website has a wide range of
• Genre:
Nature / science; art / music
/ dance; family; friendship; history, etc.
• Age:
0-3; 4-7; 8-10; 11-13
• Author: A wide range of authors is included, with
many titles from the DK series
Note that many of the nonfiction books would be
age-respectful for older students.
For example, a page from the DK book, Snakes Slither and Hiss is shown below.
Thanks for sharing this website, Caroline. What a great resource! The pages were a bit on the small side, but I discovered that if you zoom smaller (ie: 75% works great!), the book is enlarged to make the print easier to read. Larger print is helpful for kids with head movements. :0)
ReplyDeleteTHANKS Rose-Marie!!
DeleteWhat a fabulous website! I can't wait to share it with other SLPs I know, too. I may write a post on my blog, linking to yours to spread the word - I talk a lot about shared reading on my blog (http://kidzlearnlanguage.blogspot.com) if that's ok with you.
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