Talking Book Software Bundle
by Attainment Company
Thirty eight talking interactive books help reinforce students social and problem solving skills while having fun!
A two CD bundle (Learning to Get Along and Mini Mystery Readers) with a total of 38 talking books!
Each CD-ROM follows the same feature-full format:
- professional narration with synchronised highlighted text,
- single click word identification
- excellent graphic support with clear and attractive illustrations
- student comprehension assessments that also talk
All this plus an easy-to-use management system that lets you assign stories, select narration speed and text highlight style, track and print out student assessment results and set scanning speed for single switch users!
Learning to Get Along includes 14 talking books that reinforce the important appropriate social skills. Titles include:
- Accept and Value Each Person
- Be Polite and Kind
- Join In and Play
- Know and Follow Rules
- Listen and Learn
- Reach Out and Give
- Respect and Take Care of Things
- Share and Take Turns
- Talk and Work It Out
- Try and Stick with It
- Understand and Care
- When I Feel Afraid
- Be Careful and Stay Safe
- Be Honest and Tell the Truth
Engaging, interactive questions at the end of each story help readers visualise how their positive behaviours affect others.
Teachers can choose which books to make available to each child, manage audio features, and track students’ progress. Children follow along or read on their own, using a special highlight feature to click and hear word definitions. A sequence of questions follows each book; test results are stored for teacher review in individual student files.
Designed for classroom use, yet equally useful at home. User’s Guide included.
“Johnson has created convincing illustrations that are truthful right down to the creases in the smiles and the rose colour in the children’s cheeks.” – noirbaby.com
A Free Spirit and Attainment collaboration.
Mini Mystery Readers features a series of 24 talking short, captivating detective stories that students love to solve.
Students become junior detectives as they read along onscreen, then try to solve the mysteries through narrated story questions and tests.
- There are 12 Sam Sherlock stories at reading level 2-3 and 12 Bree Cody stories at reading level 3-4.
- All 24 stories feature colourful illustrations and easy-to-use applications.
- Assign stories to students and select whether each word or sentence is highlighted as the computer reads the text aloud.
- Follow-up, narrated story questions help reinforce reading comprehension skills.
- At the click of a button, test results are stored in individual student files for later review!
A Remedia and Attainment collaboration.
Requirements and ResourcesexpandClick to collapse
- Windows
- Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or later
- Sound card and speakers
- Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or later
- Macintosh
- Operating System: OS X (Intel only)
Multi-user Purchase Options
- Five Pack – This economical pack includes five copies of the software for five computers.
Talking Book Software Bundle is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early Childhood
- Early Primary
- Mid Primary
- Upper Primary
Talking Book Software Bundle is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Literacy
- SOSE
- Problem solving
- Choosing with a switch
Users can access Talking Book Software Bundle in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Touchscreen
- Single Switch
- Multiple Switches
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and technical support visit:
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