A: Teacher Supported 

 B: Teacher Guided   

 C: Individual 

Best for:  

Students who need to use familiar text to speech tools to access books

Students who can transfer skills to a new text to speech tool to read books

Students who want to choose from a variety of reading tools and formats

Reading Tools  

Read&Write for Google (or Snap&Read at select schools)

Use Read&Write within the Bookshare Web Reader interface.

Any

Devices  

Chromebook or Chrome browser at school or at home

Chromebook or Chrome browser at school or at home

Any

Student interaction with Bookshare.org  

None

Students log in with teacher provided username and password

Teacher authorizes the parent to set up a personal login and password to Bookshare

Access to books  

Teacher provides books through Google Classroom

Teachers place books on reading lists within Bookshare

Students log in to search for, read, and download any book they choose

Bookshare Membership Level  

Member

Member with limited access account  

Member with individual account  

Teacher role  

Provide equal access to complex text by providing digital versions to students who need to use text to speech.

Provide direct instruction on how to use text to speech tools to support reading comprehension and learning.

Provide options for students to reflect on how reading tools and strategies are working for them.

Student role  

Reflect on which reading tools and strategies support their ability to access, read, and comprehend text.

Parent role  

Facilitate student's access to reading tools at home.

Provide the IEP team with feedback to inform learning outcomes.