Help us give young adults with learning disabilities an equal opportunity to learn to read!
By Heather Knewstubb
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Help Us Give Young Adults With Learning Disabilities An Equal Opportunity To Learn To Read!
Project 2021-03-16 15:27:24 +1300
Everyone deserves the opportunity to learn to read! We are Anne Russell and Rosemary Emery. We are special education specialists who work with special needs young people and their teachers.
We were constantly being asked about appropriate reading material for older students reading at a low level level (5, 6, 7 year old reading age). We searched in NZ and internationally and realised there was a real gap. We created our business Off The Page and developed 42 ebooks (14 at each level). The ebooks comprise photos of young people doing interesting things such as surfing, playing in a band and working in a cafe, with text pitched at the correct level. These are currently available for purchase from the Off The Page website. The aim of this project is to convert 12 of these ebooks into interactive apps (4 stories from each reading level). Advantages of an app for special needs students over an ebook are: They are interactive and engaging The swipe to read, tap and double tap features provides students with a literacy learning tool The stories are ‘one click away’ - on any device with no need to wait for stories to download. They work for a greater range of learning styles They are fun and cool!
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Thanks Pledgers - you are amazing
20/05/2021 at 12:03 PM
We are excited to see more pledges coming through - thanks to all of you who are supporting us. See our fab little videos that we are posting on facebook and instagram and please keep on sharing!!
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Update 30 April 2021
30/04/2021 at 1:27 PM
Thanks to those of you who have pledged already - we are off to a great start! Please share our campaign with all your contacts. We will be doing a really big push as from next week, so we really appreciate your early support :0)
Pledgers 15
23/05/2021 at 5:30pm
21/05/2021 at 9:04pm
"Such a fantastic idea Mum and Rosemary!! Looking forward to seeing the final product in app form. Ashley "
20/05/2021 at 8:59am
17/05/2021 at 6:48am
"Making a difference word by word :-)"
12/05/2021 at 10:02am
"Good luck with your fantastic venture, Rosemary and Anne!"
10/05/2021 at 8:28pm
"Good luck! "
10/05/2021 at 5:48pm
"Good luck with your fundraising, it's such an awesome idea"
10/05/2021 at 11:25am
08/05/2021 at 1:55pm
"Such an awesome idea"
06/05/2021 at 3:45pm
"All the best with your campaign - a very worthy cause "
04/05/2021 at 9:58pm
30/04/2021 at 7:02am
29/04/2021 at 5:00pm
29/04/2021 at 1:38pm
"This is a fab idea! Good luck Anne and Rosemary"
29/04/2021 at 1:27pm
"Tumeke mahi Anne and Rosemary! "
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Help Us Give Young Adults With Learning Disabilities An Equal Opportunity To Learn To Read!
Project 2021-03-16 15:27:24 +1300
Everyone deserves the opportunity to learn to read! We are Anne Russell and Rosemary Emery. We are special education specialists who work with special needs young people and their teachers.
We were constantly being asked about appropriate reading material for older students reading at a low level level (5, 6, 7 year old reading age). We searched in NZ and internationally and realised there was a real gap. We created our business Off The Page and developed 42 ebooks (14 at each level). The ebooks comprise photos of young people doing interesting things such as surfing, playing in a band and working in a cafe, with text pitched at the correct level. These are currently available for purchase from the Off The Page website. The aim of this project is to convert 12 of these ebooks into interactive apps (4 stories from each reading level). Advantages of an app for special needs students over an ebook are: They are interactive and engaging The swipe to read, tap and double tap features provides students with a literacy learning tool The stories are ‘one click away’ - on any device with no need to wait for stories to download. They work for a greater range of learning styles They are fun and cool!
Comments
Thanks Pledgers - you are amazing
20/05/2021 at 12:03 PM
We are excited to see more pledges coming through - thanks to all of you who are supporting us. See our fab little videos that we are posting on facebook and instagram and please keep on sharing!!
You need to pledge to see this update.
You need to pledge to see this update.
Update 30 April 2021
30/04/2021 at 1:27 PM
Thanks to those of you who have pledged already - we are off to a great start! Please share our campaign with all your contacts. We will be doing a really big push as from next week, so we really appreciate your early support :0)
23/05/2021 at 5:30pm
21/05/2021 at 9:04pm
"Such a fantastic idea Mum and Rosemary!! Looking forward to seeing the final product in app form. Ashley "
20/05/2021 at 8:59am
17/05/2021 at 6:48am
"Making a difference word by word :-)"
12/05/2021 at 10:02am
"Good luck with your fantastic venture, Rosemary and Anne!"
10/05/2021 at 8:28pm
"Good luck! "
10/05/2021 at 5:48pm
"Good luck with your fundraising, it's such an awesome idea"
10/05/2021 at 11:25am
08/05/2021 at 1:55pm
"Such an awesome idea"
06/05/2021 at 3:45pm
"All the best with your campaign - a very worthy cause "
04/05/2021 at 9:58pm
30/04/2021 at 7:02am
29/04/2021 at 5:00pm
29/04/2021 at 1:38pm
"This is a fab idea! Good luck Anne and Rosemary"
29/04/2021 at 1:27pm
"Tumeke mahi Anne and Rosemary! "
Followers of Help us give young adults with learning disabilities an equal opportunity to learn to read!
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