Lit2Go a Wonderful Tool to Assist with Reading

The University of South Florida has produced an amazing resource for schools and families to assist with reading practice and comprehension. The best news is that Lit2Go is free! Graduate students in education at USF recorded hundreds of commonly used pieces of literature, short stories, poetry, etc. and placed the audio files on a web site in mp3 files that can be downloaded right into Itunes.

Now your child can improve reading skills and comprehension by downloading these mp3 files to an ipod or desktop computer. I highly recommend this resource!

Start by downloading Itunes for free at http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/

Then visit Lit2Go at http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/ which will take you to the web site for USF. Click on #4 "Launch Itunes," and this will open up the Lit2Go page right in Itunes (part of Itunes University where you can find lots of other great learning tools). This should bring up the page of audio files with tabs for each grade--amazingly simple to navigate! Then simply click on the file that you want, and wait for it to downoad.

I quickly scanned the Grade 11 file and downloaded a chapter of The Scarlet Letter. If your HS child has to ride the bus to a game, they can download the novel they are required to read for English class, and listen to it on their IPOD as they follow along on the noisy bus trip to or from a basketball game. Reluctant readers can listen to the stories to build their vocabulary and reading skills as they follow along.

I hope you get the chance to try this out!

Tom