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Start-to-Finish brings many of the most important stories of all time to older students reading at earlier grade levels. Technology supports ensure students can be successful with the text.
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Start-to-Finish brings many of the most important books of all time to older students reading at elementary school levels. They will not only have a wide selection of engaging books aligned to state standards, they’ll have the supports they need to fully experience the stories while building reading skills. Reading is supported with professional narration, word- and sentence-highlighting, and built-in physical accessibility features.
Meticulous editing by experienced SLPs ensures maximum engagement and readability. See what makes Start-to-Finish so readable
Start-to-Finish works with any web-enabled device including iPad, Android, Mac, Window, and Chromebook. Licenses can be used anywhere with an internet connection including school, home, and anywhere in-between.
Trained readers narrate Start-to-Finish Books to ensure fluency and correct pronunciation. Listen to a sample
See reading comprehension, vocabulary, and the amount of time spent reading using Start-to-Finish. Track progress and celebrate outcomes with each student! See a sample report
Built-in single-switch scanning, professional narration, word and sentence highlighting, and fully accessible with alternative keyboards.
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Yes, it includes built in single and two-switch scanning.
Sure. We posted a few sample chapters that you can check out. At this time these demo pages are just computer-only (it won’t work on your smartphone or iPad). Visit start-to-finish.com on your computer and click on “Try The Demo.”
Yes. The online library includes the same titles as the original Start-to-Finish desktop series with over 90 chapter book titles.
We treat the licenses separately, but you can certainly continue using your current books even after you purchase the online version. The paperback and audio books are actually a good complement to the online version (the pages have a 1:1 correspondence) and you can push the computer CDs out to your classrooms without internet access. Unlike the Start-to-Finish computer, audio, and paperback book sets, which were sold one title at a time, the new online version includes a complete library of over 90 chapter book titles. We tried to price the online library affordably for unlimited school and home access.
The way it’s set up, each school counts as a site. We priced it affordably (less than the cost of one iPad per site) so that classrooms can have anytime access to the whole library. It’s hard to be fully integrated and UDL with the lending library setup. One thing that was never possible before with the Start-to-Finish lending libraries but is now with the online version is that a classroom can read the same book at the same time without purchasing 15 or more copies of each title.
Yes, provided start-to-finish.com is not specifically blocked.
This is where the beauty of the cloud shines brightest. You never have to sync devices. If you log in and read a book on your iPad, you can open your laptop later and begin reading where you left off without syncing, ever!
Absolutely! Just hit the link to the HTML version of Start-to-Finish, which allows users to enlarge text.
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Two of the favorites in the Start-to-Finish Library with the students this year are Red Badge of Courage and Jack London Collection. It is exciting as a teacher to have students ask if there are any more books they can read. It is an excellent program. The students read along with the text on the screen. There are comprehension questions at the end of each selection.
My high school students really enjoy the titles that are offered by Don Johnston. My students love the diversity of the characters and the exciting twists in the plot. I never struggle with my students to read these books.
These books really allow for ALL students to participate in literature! It provides a way for all students to have access to the general education curriculum. The features and activities are great.
My students are really enjoying the books, they ask to read them, both the print ones and on the computer, which is a vast improvement in their motivation level.
This product was successful in helping to increase my students reading scores. I’ve had nothing but positive outcomes. My students were excited to read during their designated reading time. I found the books to be extremely culturally relevant, they were engaged in the lessons and they made numerous connections to the text.
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