Category Archives: Book

More Talking Books, Please! — Low Vision Tech

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Having difficulty getting electronic books due to the COVID Pandemic?  The Low Vision Tech blogger shares instructions regarding downloading books using the BARD service. Check out the Low Vision Tech’s post to help you out. “I’m out of books, what … Continue reading →

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The AT Daily Shares Sparkup Book Reader

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

As reposted from Assistive Technology Daily…Sparkup Book Reader a new book reading device for emergent readers. Meet SparkUp® The Sparkup Magical Book Reader is a revolutionary device that clips directly on to any picture book and reads it aloud in … Continue reading →

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Accessible Instructional Materials Tools to Support Reading

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The Assistive Technology Daily’s recent post of an article, “Can Audio and or/or Digital Books Improve Your Child’s Learning Outcomes?”,   from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, not only stirred my interest, but also strong feelings about access to print. From … Continue reading →

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Putting Tar Heel Reader Books into iBooks – with Speech!

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Jane Farrall shares her expertise on “Putting Tar Heel Reader Books into iBooks – with Speech!  In her blog post Jane provides step by step directions on how to import Tar Heel Reader books into iBooks with text to speech … Continue reading →

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Tarheel Reader makeover and new beaut features | The Spectronics Blog

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Tarheel Reader makeover and new beaut features from The Spectronics Blog We’ve blogged in the past about what a fantastic resource Tar Heel Reader is and how you can use this free collection of easy-to-read and accessible books for kids… … Continue reading →

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Wince – Don’t Feed the Worry Bug! eBook App

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Wince- Don’t Feed the Worry Bug! (2.99) is one of a number of iPad/iPhone e-book apps written by Andi Green at iMagine Machine featuring the Worry Woo characters who deal with emotional wellness and self-awareness.  Wince, one of the Worry Woo characters,  in this eBook starves … Continue reading →

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Story Creator App

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Story Creator App – Created by Alligatorapps.com  is a story telling app for iPad and iPhone that is free for the next 48 hours. Why another story telling app you say??? Story telling apps can serve many educational, therapeutic or social purposes … Continue reading →

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My Story – Book Maker for Kids – Gone Free

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

My Story Book Maker app, typically 1.99, is now free for a limited time. Although I have not had a chance to use this app, it is hard to resist a free story telling or book making app. My Story Book … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentines Day ….

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

My apologies… I made a change to this Happy Valentines Day post….(the original Valentines Day card app post had more charges to it than I realized – I though it was free but was not really!)… to an option of a sweet, … Continue reading →

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