https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4 Online resources for PARENTS and TEACHERS en-us 2020-08-03 19:21:06 UTC 2025-09-28 13:51:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668399922 For Microsoft Users:]]> 2020-08-03 20:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668399922 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668400020 Immersive Reader allows readers to modify text and websites to remove distracting ads, highlight and change text (font, size, color, etc.), text-to-speech, translate into other languages, dyslexic ruler to track text, and many more useful tools.]]> 2020-08-03 20:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668400020 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668400114 Immersive Reader is an unbelievably amazing tool to assist readers in so many ways. It is idea for making text and websites more accessible and adapted for a variety of reading difficulties. It is the ultimate UDL adaptive tool! ]]> 2020-08-03 20:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668400114 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401373 2020-08-03 20:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401373 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401461 Provides free adaptable book access to people with print disabilities. The curated collection contains popular, current books and has a search feature if you need a specific book.]]> 2020-08-03 20:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401461 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401506 Like the Immersive Reader features, Bookshare provides many options to adapt books to meet readers' needs. Text to speech, font, overlay,vocabulary/dictionary, etc.]]> 2020-08-03 20:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401506 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401585 This video shows how to use the accessible library. It also shows several of the features provided to assist the reader.]]> 2020-08-03 20:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401585 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401672 The possibilities are virtually endless! This tool is a game changer!
*make web page text more accessible
*content area reading
*minimize visual distractions on websites
*text-to-speech
*make text more visually accessible by increasing font size, changing font, changing color, colored overlays, mask text to aid in visual tracking
*so much more!!!]]> 2020-08-03 20:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401672 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401938 Helperbird is another version of Immersive Reader. It has similar features in an easy to navigate, web-based format.]]> 2020-08-03 20:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401938 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401972 2020-08-03 20:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668401972 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402067 2020-08-03 20:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402067 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402245 The goal of the organization is to reduce book deserts and offer access to print and digital books for early readers.
The free e-books are colorful, engaging, and a mix of fiction and nonfiction.
Books are available in English and in Spanish text.  Readers can choose narration in English and in a second language.  ]]> 2020-08-03 20:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402245 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402297 Watch this video for an overview of Helper Bird]]> 2020-08-03 20:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402297 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402401 There are built-in reader supports on each page of text.  These supports will assist the reader in a variety of ways as needed throughout the text.]]> 2020-08-03 20:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402401 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402435 Early readers can read on their own, choose English narration, or translate into their home language.
The colorful illustrations match the text and offer additional support to emerging readers.]]> 2020-08-03 20:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402435 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402668 This will be incredibly beneficial to teachers, reading specialists, and parents during a remote learning situation.  
Rivet can be used on a variety of devices: iphones and ipads, Android tablets and smartphones, chrome books, kindle fire, laptops. This will make accessing texts much easier for students in a remote learning situation.]]> 2020-08-03 20:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402668 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402774 There are so many ways to use this resource with early readers!
English Language Learners (and their families)can enjoy books read aloud in their home language as well as in English.  It can serve as a bridge between languages.
Reading Intervention students will benefit from the clear text, large font, simple sentence structure, and illustrations to support the text.
All emergent readers can easily navigate these books. The photographs and illustrations are inclusive and showcase diversity. ]]> 2020-08-03 20:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668402774 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668491082 Immersive reader is an extension, tool bar, or web browser that allows teachers,students, and parents to make text more accessible for readers.  Microsoft Edge web browser, Google Chrome extension, and Helperbird are just a few ways to access Immersive Reader tools.

]]> 2020-08-03 22:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668491082 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668492268 Web-based version for non-Microsoft users]]> 2020-08-03 22:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668492268 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668493658 Unite for Literacy is an organization that supports literacy, culture, and language.  Unite offers access to FREE e-books, available on the website or on the app.

The mission of Unite, as stated on their website:
"We picture a world where all families have access to an abundance of  books that celebrate their languages and cultures and cultivate a  lifelong love of reading." ]]> 2020-08-03 22:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668493658 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668493839 Rivet is a free app that provides access to over 3,500 online books. It is similar to Epic.]]> 2020-08-03 22:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668493839 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668493900 Bookshare is a free, online library of books available for students with a documented print disability. It can be accessed by schools for specific students, by students at home, and by adults globally. Documentation is needed to show a print disability (dyslexia, low vision, blindness, certain physical disabilities, etc.)]]> 2020-08-03 22:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668493900 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668591896 Click below to take a look at an e-book at Unite for Literacy. In this short video, I demonstrate a few of the tools that are available.]]> 2020-08-04 01:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668591896 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668659990 Free Google Chrome extension version of Immersive Reader]]> 2020-08-04 02:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668659990 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668672880 So easy!  Once you download the free browser extension, simply highlight the text you want to modify, right click, and choose the Helperbird tool you'd like to use.]]> 2020-08-04 03:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668672880 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668997874 Read&Write for Google is a free Chrome extension version of Immersive Reader. ]]> 2020-08-04 13:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668997874 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668998899 So much!!!  Text to speech, simplify screen, filter ads and distractions, dictionary and picture dictionary, change font size/spacing/color, and more! ]]> 2020-08-04 13:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/668998899 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/669001074 Watch this video of Helperbird in action where I demonstrate some of the features.

]]> 2020-08-04 13:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/669001074 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/669355029 The translate feature on Helperbird makes it extremely helpful for EL students and families. Helperbird will translate both the text and the speech to another language. This will help parents and students that may speak another language fluently, but may not be fully literate in that language. It will help to bridge the gap between written and spoken language.]]> 2020-08-04 18:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/669355029 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/674955390 2020-08-10 23:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/674955390 karenelaplaca https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/674967812 2020-08-10 23:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/karenelaplaca/b1lrr9pl3juw4cd4/wish/674967812