Assistive Technology Resources for Children
Stories and Books to Read Online
Some of these stories are shown as pages for children to read, some have books with audio added, and some have video clips of people reading aloud. The age range of the intended audiences is from preschool through adult. I am not responsible for the content of any books which may be available.
Askability
internet: http://www.askability.org.uk/
This site has magazine-style articles written in symbols for people who need them to read the stories.
B.A.B. Books
internet: http://www.sundhagen.com/babbooks/
B.B.C. for Schools
internet: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/index.shtml
Beenleigh State School
internet: http://www.beenleigss.eq.edu.au/requested_sites/storiesontheweb/storiesontheweb.html
internet: http://www.beenleigss.eq.edu.au/requested_sites/audiostories/index.html
Book Pals
internet: http://www.storylineonline.net/
Children's Storybooks Online
internet: http://www.magickeys.com/books/
Communication Matters
internet: http://www.symbolworld.org/stories/cm_stories/
This charity in the United Kingdom had a contest for students who use AAC devices to write stories. This site shows all the entries. Most of the stories are shown with the symbols the students used to write them.
Help Kidz Learn
company: Inclusive Technology, Inc.
internet: http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/
On-line stories and games. Free.
Inkless Tales
internet: http://www.inklesstales.com/stories/
Kidz C.D.
internet: http://kidzcd.com
Light Up Your Brain
internet: http://lightupyourbrain.com/audio-stories-for-children.html
Mighty Book
internet: http://mightybook.com/
Nick Jr.
internet: http://www.nickjr.com/
P.B.S. Kids
internet: http://pbskids.org/
Page by Page Books
internet: http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/
Priory Woods School
internet: http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/resources/videos.htm
This school has some switch-operated videos available for free download.
Read Print
internet: http://www.readprint.com/
Starfall
internet: http://www.starfall.com/
The activities and stories at this site are free. Look for seasonal items.
Story Place
internet: http://www.storyplace.org/
Tar Heel Reader
internet: http://tarheelreader.org/
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, these on-line stories are in the form of slide shows. There are books for older children who don't read well, so review these for content before letting small children view them.
Turtle Books
internet: http://turtlebooks.com/
Z.A.C. Browser
internet: http://www.zacbrowser.com
Go to ATReC Home Page.
This page was last updated January, 2009.