Lester B. Pearson School Board Libraries

Accessible Reading Resources

LBPSB students have access to a variety of accessible reading library resources. For help using any of the resources or to find a particular title contact your school library, the school board librarian or askalibrarian@lbpearson.ca.

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AUDIOBOOKS 

  • French audiobooks
  • Human narration
  • ALL STUDENTS
  • English and French audiobooks (focus on Canadian titles)
  • Human narration
  • STUDENTS WITH A QUALIFYING PRINT DISABILITY

Educator Access Program
  • English audiobooks
  • Human narration
  • ALL STUDENTS GRADES  3-11

*CELA resources are available to students with a qualifying print disability. Contact your school speech language pathologist for more information.

EBOOKS WITH NARRATION

English

  • English ebooks
  • Synthetic narration
  • Word highlighting
  • STUDENTS WITH A QUALIFYING PRINT DISABILITY
  • English ebooks
  • Read to Me feature for text-based ebooks:
  • Works with Screenshot Reader for: 
    • Synthetic narration
    • Word highlighting 
  • Read Along collection has:
    • Human narration 
    • Word or sentence highlighting
  • ALL STUDENTS GRADES 3-11

Français

  • French ebooks
  • Read-aloud feature for text-based ebooks:
  • Works with Read&Write for:
    • Synthetic narration
    • Word highlighting 
  • Works with Screenshot Reader for books with a fixed layout (picture books, graphic novels,  nonfiction)
    • Synthetic narration
    • Word highlighting 
  • FROG collection has:
    • Human narration
    • Sentence highlighting
  • ALL STUDENTS


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Unable to find the book you are looking for? It may also be available through DONA (Documents numériques accessibles), a service offered by Copibec.
*Bookshare resources are available to students with a qualifying print disability. Contact your school speech language pathologist for more information.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS WITH NARRATION

VIDEOS WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING

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