SAISD 504/Dyslexia Newsletter
September 2020
Welcome to the 2020 - 2021 school year!!
Snap & Read
Snap & Read is the Next-Generation reading tool that can aid diverse reading needs. It will read aloud anything on the screen to increase understanding for all readers.
Special Features include:
Read Aloud - Listen to text as it's read aloud across websites, PDFs, and Google Drive. It also reads in other languages.
Translation - Translate text into 100+ languages on any webpage.
Study Tools - Pull text into an outline, then organize it and add notes to help comprehension.
Useful Resources For Teachers and Students
Learning Ally
Learning Ally has the world’s largest audio textbook library. Their unique learning solution highlights words and sentences as students read. Students can download picture books, chapter books, and even textbooks. Students need to download the FREE app using this link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/learning-ally-audiobooks/gdicnpbaekbefjanokchpfhnaphfnphl?hl=en-US
Storyline Online
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks is a curated database of children’s e-books. It has unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels – a student favorite! It is available through SAISD Class Link. https://launchpad.classlink.com/saisd Students will need to put TumbleBooks in the Search engine to download it.
CONTACT US
Email: csosa2@saisd.net
Website: https://www.saisd.net/page/dyslexia-home
Location: 439 Arbor Place, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (210)554-2570