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ReadIt! stories can be used on a touch monitor/standard computer for individual or small group work. Read either the full text or a simplified version of each story, which provides the support that less confident readers need to encourage them to read independently. They are accessible using one or two switches and have selectable background and text colours to support learners with a visual impairment.

These delightful animated stories for young children, including those in the Foundation Stage, are carefully designed to help develop listening skills in an engaging, fun way. Each story has lots of opportunities for interaction, enabling children to respond to what they have seen and heard with comments, questions and actions. Each title includes a CD-Rom and a full colour illustrated book as well as many extra activities, worksheets, off computer extension activities and teaching tips and ideas.

ReadIt! The Sleepy Farmer - Join in the fun as the animals try to wake the sleepy farmer from his slumbers. Watch the animation and listen to the sounds of the farmyard in this simple story designed to support the early learning Goals. See and hear all of your favourite animals... grunting pigs, bleating sheep, crowing cockerels and barking dogs.

The simple story is designed help children improve their attention span, develop their listening skills and get them engaged with storybooks in a motivating, fun way. Written together with a group of children, The Sleepy Farmer's rhythmic style and simple language, with lots of repeated phrases and onomatopoeic words, will ensure children have lots of fun while they are learning.

ReadIt! The Best Thing - The Best Thing is a delightful, animated story for children in the Foundation Stage. Hop in the car and join the family on a fun day at the zoo. See and hear all of the animals… but what was the best thing?

The simple story is carefully crafted to help children improve attention and develop their listening skills in a fun way. Using lots of repeated, rhythmic phrases and chronological language, this recount text has many opportunities for interaction. Children can respond to what they have seen and heard with comments, questions and actions.

The Best Thing is carefully written to help you meet some of the early attainment targets in literacy. The repetitive, rhythmic style and clear, animated graphics will motivate and engage your children.

ReadIt! The Time of my Life - A beautifully animated story designed to help children recognise the time with a variety of time pieces. An enchanting tale of one child's very special day!

Join the family as they go on holiday. Take a taxi, fly in an aeroplane, paddle on the beach and even watch a parade. Each page is fully narrated at two levels of comprehension and features a range of different analogue and digital timepieces to support learning to tell the time.

The Time of My Life is a storybook – but so much more. There is an on-screen version that can be accessed in many different ways, a full colour printed book, extra activities to use on the computer, a set of worksheets and off-computer activities along with lots of teaching tips and ideas.

ReadIT! The Creature - Read all about an animal lover's relationship with a rather naughty creature...

Designed to help older learners develop their reading skills. The story is age-appropriate having been written by an adult learner. It also has a simplified tect version to help less confident readers.