Life Skill Readers
Photo-based reading program teaches essential life skills
Life Skill Readers covers the widest possible range of scenarios which a teen or young adult may encounter after graduation from high school. Step-by-step visual instruction shows the user how to successfully complete the skill sets. Ideal for those who read at a second grade level or below. Using realistic photography, the book shows life skills being performed in the real world. It includes 40 stories in six content areas: Community, Personal, School, Signs, Transportation, and Work. The stories describe places (grocery stores, restaurants), things (community signs), and activities (going on a date). Each story has three, five, or seven pages with study questions. The easy-to-read text is brought to life with engaging, colorful photos. Written by Craig Booth and special education veteran teacher Judi Kinney. Covered spiralbound book, 290 pages, 2005.
Life Skill Readers Software features stories that are read aloud to the student by professional narrators. The text is highlighted by word, by line, or by complete sentence. The graphics are plentiful, contemporary, and age-appropriate. A comprehension test at the end of each story is also read aloud. An optional hint feature directs the user to the answer page to check responses. The student can access the software with or without your help by mouse, touchscreen, IntelliKeys, or single switch. A unified management system helps you quickly review or print out user performance data. You can determine reading lists and set the options that best suit the student's learning style. Choose speech narration either word-by-word or as naturally occurring continuous speech narration. Then select the text highlighting approach and assign tests.
The software is intuitive and easy to use. For detailed instructions, refer to the PDF User's Guide or the Help Menu built into the software. Choose from two delivery options: on disc or direct download.
Your purchase includes a Single Family License. Software is Windows (XP and higher), Mac (OS X, PowerPC and Intel), touchscreen, and single-switch compatible.
Life Skill Readers is part of the Read to Learn Book Library, a transition preparedness program with eight titles, and the Read to Learn Software Bundle, which includes all titles using Attainment's eReader Software — winner of the 2009 Bessie Award for best in educational software!
