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Make story time more accessible with these tips for adding descriptions to read-aloud!

    Creator: Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired

    Date Updated: March 24, 2024

    Overview

    When reading stories to children with print disabilities, there are some additional things you can do to make their story time more accessible. We’ll outline the tips discussed, followed by examples of how to implement them.

    The information on this page is summarized from the YouTube short, Make story time more accessible with these tips.

    Quick Facts

    1. When the text is unclear, describe the pictures in the book after reading the text.
      1. If the text says, “I won’t be jumping on that again!” with a picture of a sad dinosaur with cactus spines in his back, you could read the text and then describe the picture of the sad dinosaur.
    2. When switching pages, let them know.
      1. Simply saying “next page” is great!
    3. Be consistent: You may swap around the order of the image description and text, but it should be consistent throughout the reading.

    You can check out the Make story time more accessible with these tips for adding descriptions to read-aloud video for more information.

    References

    Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired. (2023, September 29). Make story time more accessible with these tips for adding descriptions to read-alouds!. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5qR128x1onA