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Choosing books for visually impaired children
Reading Support Pack
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Introduction
This pack has been produced by Cambridgeshire Schools Library Service (SLS) to support school staff that teach and assist visually impaired (VI) children.
The contents of the pack will assist in selecting suitable reading material for VI children in both KS1 and KS2.
The pack comprises the following:
♦ A guide to choosing books for visually impaired children
♦ A list of websites and contacts for books and storytelling for visually impaired children
♦ A guide to the large selection of large print books available from SLS for visually impaired children – one for KS1 and another for KS2
♦ A list of the large print books available from the Public Library Service for visually impaired children
♦ A font size comparison chart for use when selecting books
For more information – contact SLS or see our website - details are at the back of this publication.
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Choosing reading books for visually impaired children
How can you ensure that reading and sharing books is made easier for visually impaired children?
Some children with visual impairment may need larger print books in order for them to enjoy reading and sharing books.
It is not, however, only the size of the font that may make reading easier. The following additional points should also be kept in mind when selecting books for children who find it hard to read print.
The font size will generally need to be at least 18 point. Sometimes 24 point or larger may be needed.
Make it large enough
This is 18 point.
This is 24 point This is larger!
NOT like this…
Keep it s i m p l e
The style of font should be plain and simple, for example… Arial, Tahoma, Verdana or Comic sans
Like this…NOT like this…
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Like this…
Be BOLD! The definition of the font should be clear and bold.
Get EVEN! Letter and words should be spaced evenly, with not too much text on each page.
SPACED OUT, man! Extra space between lines and paragraphs will make reading easier.
Keep to the LEFT! Left or centrally aligned texts are easier to read.
Keep STILL! Text that is positioned in the same place on each page is helpful to some children.
Maintain CONTRAST! Dark text on a light background is best, although light text on dark a background, such as yellow on black may also be suitable.
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Like this…
Keep CLEAR! Text should NOT be printed over illustrations or patterns
Feel the QUALITY!
NOT like this…
Paper quality needs to be good –too thin and see-through means print from next page
Don’t make this hard to read by having the words on the next page show through
Paper quality needs to be good – too thin and see-through means print from the next page may show through and confuse the reader.
Keep on the MATT! Paper surface should be matt finish to avoid glare.
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Websites and contacts for books and story telling for visually impaired children www.rnib.org.uk The National Library for the blind - the library gives information about access
to large and giant print books and to other resources that help with reading.
www.livingpaintings.org Living Paintings Trust - a library of resources for members to borrow. Materials aim to give VI people a greater understanding of visual images. Resources include:
♦ Touch and Sound packs. Thermoforms for children to feel and cassettes about primary topic areas.
♦ Living picture books – a selection of books in Normal, Easy print and Large print.
www.storynory.com Audio stories to download and audio books
www.bagbooks.org Bags containing a storybook and accompanying multi-sensory items.
http://www.harcourt.co.uk/primary/literacy/special needs Rapid reading scheme - includes books with simple text on clear backgrounds speech recognition software.
www.clearvision.org - Clear Vision - lends tactile books and dual format Braille/print and Moon/print books for adults and children to share reading. Titles suitable for pre-schoolers, children learning to read and newly fluent readers.
Tel: 0845 702 3153
www.calibre.org.uk Calibre Audio Library - Has a wide choice of full-length books for children and young people on cassette and digital format available to borrow.
Tel: 01296 43 23 399
www.nbcs.org.uk Custom Eyes Books , part of the National Blind Children’s Society, produce customised large print books for visually impaired children.
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Book suggestions for visually impaired children - KS 1 interest level Picture books
The following is a selection of large, clear print picture books that may be read by visually impaired children at KS1 level. All the titles are available from Cambridgeshire Schools Library service
Title Author ISBN Publisher Print size Printed in bold?
Banana! Jonathan Allen 9781905417025 Boxer books 30pt plus Bold Hug Jez Alborough 9780744582734 Walker books 28pt The Teddy Robber Ian Beck 9780552553193 Random house 20pt Tiger Nick Butterworth 9780007119745 Harper Collins 30pt plus Bold
Dear Zoo Rod Campbell 9780230528932 Campbell books 26pt Bold
So Much Trish Cook 9781406306651 Walker books 24pt Bold Monkey and me Emily Gravett 9781405089494 Macmillan 20pt Bold This is the Bear Sarah Hayes 9780744594812 Walker books 30pt Bold Where’s Spot Eric Hill 9780140504200 Puffin 30pt plus Bold
Rosie’s walk Pat Hutchins 9780099413998 Red Fox 30pt plus Bold
Walking through the Jungle J Lacome 9780744536430 Walker 28pt plus Bold On Friday Something Funny Happened J Prater 9780140504224 Picture Puffins 28pt plus Bold Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you see? Bill Martin 9780141501598 Puffin 22pt Bold
Suddenly Colin McNaughton 9781842706213 Picture Lions 30pt plus Partial
Green Eggs and ham Dr Seuss 9780007158461 Collins 20pt Cat in the hat Dr Seuss 9780007247912 Collins 20pt Fox in Socks Dr Seuss 9780007158478 Collins 24pt
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Non-fiction Series
The following are series of large, clear print non-fiction books that may be read by visually impaired children at KS1 level. All the titles are available from Cambridgeshire Schools Library service
Series Typical Title ISBN Publisher Print size
Printed in bold?
Wild Animals series Tiger by Lionel Bender 9781844581702 Chrysalis books 28pt Bold
Animal babies series Animal babies in grasslands by J Schofield 9780753409435 Kingfisher 30pt Bold
Young Readers
The following are series of large, clear print reading books that may be read by visually impaired children at KS1 level. All the titles are available from Cambridgeshire Schools Library service
Series Typical Title ISBN Publisher Print size Printed in bold?
Big Cat Series Fly Away Home 9780007750108 Collins 24pt Some of the Zig Zag series, Tall Tilly by Jillian Powell 9780237527945 Evans 20pt Bold Tadpoles Series I’m taller than you! 9780749668945 Franklin Watts 30pt Bold Leapfrog Rhyme time series Squeaky clean 9780749668051 Franklin Watts 26pt Bold Hopscotch Adventures series Tales of Robin and the Monk 9780749667009 Franklin Watts 22pt
Reading Corner series Grade 2 The Apple Tree Alien 9780749661311 Franklin Watts 22pt
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Book suggestions for visually impaired children - KS 2 interest level All the following titles are available from Cambridgeshire Schools Library service
Title Author Print Size
13 Unpredictable tales (+Audio) Jennings, Paul 18pt Aquila Norriss, Andrew 18pt Blabber Mouth Gleitzman, Morris 18pt Daughter of the sea Doherty, Berlie 18pt Dimanche Diller Branford, Henrietta 18pt Five get into a fix Blyton, Enid 18pt Flour Babies Fine, Anne 18pt Fun for the Secret Seven Blyton, Enid 18pt Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Rowling, J.K 18pt Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Rowling, J.K 18pt How to survive summer camp (+Audio) Wilson, Jacqueline 18pt How to train your parents Johnson, Pete 18pt I am David Holm, Anne 18pt Into the blue (+Audio) Daniels, Lucy 18pt Midnight Wilson, Jacqueline 18pt River Boy Bowler, Tim 18pt The Austere Academy Snicket, Lemony 18pt The castle of inside out (+Audio) Wilson, David Henry 18pt The fwog pwince and the twuth Umansky, Kaye 18pt The magic carpet slippers King-Smith, Dick 18pt The Stray King-Smith Dick 18pt The Witch at Blackberry Bottom King-Smith Dick 18pt The Witches (+ Audio) Dahl, Roald 18pt Uncovered Jennings, Paul 18pt Wimbleball Zabel, Jennifer 18pt You’re kidding Ms Wiz Blacker, Terence 18pt
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Large Print books available from Cambridgeshire Public Libraries
Cambridgeshire public libraries have a stock of children’s books in large print including - amongst others - the following titles.
For further information contact 0845 045 5225.
Title Author Print Size
Novels A Dog So Small Philippa Pearce 24pt Best Friends [2 vols] Jacqueline Wilson 24pt Danny, the Champion of the World Roald Dahl 24pt Dinosaur Pox Jeremy Strong 24pt Dirty Bertie Dave Roberts 24pt Dragon Boy Dick King Smith 24pt Flat Stanley Jeff Brown 24pt grk and the Hot Dog Trail Joshua Doder 24pt Horrid Henry Francesca Simon 24pt Horrid Henry Gets Rich Francesca Simon 24pt Horrid Henry Meets the Queen Francesca Simon 24pt Horrid Henry’s Revenge Francesca Simon 24pt How To Write Really Badly Anne Fine 24pt Matilda Roald Dahl 24pt Melodie the Music Fairy Daisy Meadows 24pt My Brother’s Famous Bottom Jeremy Strong 24pt Peter Pan in Scarlet Geraldine McCaughrean 24pt Phoebe the Fashion Fairy Daisy Meadows 24pt Press Play Anne Fine 24pt Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo 24pt Room 13 Robert Swindells 24pt
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Title Author Print Size
Ryan’s Brain [2 volumes] Michael Lawrence 24pt Sleepovers Jacqueline Wilson 24pt Starring Tracy Beaker Jacqueline Wilson 24pt The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tipps Michael Morpurgo 24pt The BFG Roald Dahl 24pt The Butterfly Lion Michael Morpurgo 24pt The Dare Game Jacqueline Wilson: 24pt The Enchanted Wood [2 vols] Enid Blyton 24pt The Enormous Crocodile Roald Dahl 24pt The Folk of the Faraway Tree Enid Blyton 24pt The Iron Man Ted Hughes 24pt The Killer Underpants Michael Lawrence 24pt The Legend of Spud Murphy Eion Colfer 24pt The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe CS Lewis 24pt The Magic Faraway Tree Enid Blyton 24pt The Mr Meddle Stories [2 vols] Enid Blyton 24pt The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark Jill Tomlinson 24pt The Princess Diaries [2 vols] Meg Cabot 24pt The Sheep Pig Dick King Smith 24pt
The Story of Tracy Beaker Jacqueline Wilson 24pt The Suitcase Kid Jacqueline Wilson 24pt
Title Author Print Size
Picture Books Thomas the Tank Engine Christopher.Awdry 24pt Thomas and the Pony Show Christopher Awdry 24pt
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Title Author Print Size
I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato Lauren Child 24pt The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson 24pt Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson 24pt The Smartest Giant in Town Julia Donaldson 24pt The Snail and the Whale Julia Donaldson 24pt Little Miss Tidy Roger Hargreaves 24pt Little Miss Naughty Roger Hargreaves 24pt Mr Bump Roger Hargreaves 24pt Mr Grumpy Roger Hargreaves 24pt Mr Mischief Roger Hargreaves 24pt Mr Rush Roger Hargreaves 24pt Mr Strong Roger Hargreaves 24pt Angelina Ballerina Katherine Holabird 24pt Dogger Shirley Hughes 24pt Guess How Much I Love You Sam McBratney 24pt Peace at Last Jill Murphy 24pt The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter 24pt Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak 24pt I Can Read With My Eyes Shut Dr Seuss 24pt Winnie the Witch Valerie Thomas 24pt Winnie Flies Again Valerie Thomas 24pt Winnie’s New Computer Valerie Thomas 24pt Killer Gorilla Jeanne Willis 24pt
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Comparison of font sizes – using Arial font Use this chart to measure the font size used in books. If you can copy this sheet on to a transparency it will be easier to use
This is UPPER and lower case in font size - 16 point
This is UPPER and lower case in font size - 18 point
This is UPPER and lower case in font size - 20 point
This is UPPER and lower case in font size - 22 point
This is UPPER and lower case in font size - 24 point
This is UPPER and lower case in font size - 26 point
This is UPPER and lower case in font size - 28 point
This is UPPER and lower case in font size - 30 point
This is UPPER and lower case in font size - 32 point
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