One More Story

One More Story
www.onemorestory.com

This website would be great to use in the place of a traditional listening center. It offers books from more than a dozen different publishing companies. The books that they choose to be on their website are chosen mainly for the artistic and literary merit. Additionally, they aim to offer books that reflect the age, gender, and diversity of their readers.The books are intentionally arranged randomly as opposed to being arranged by level. Students can browse by looking at the cover of the books or search for specific books by using the browsing option. Once a book is selected, there are two options for reading. Students may select a version with music, sound effects, and the text read aloud to them, or they may choose the "I Can Read It" mode. Both options display the text below the illustrations. If a student elects to read the story himself and struggles with a word, he can click on the word and it will be read aloud to him. This would be particularly beneficial to those students who are on the cusp of reading some more challenging books but struggle with the occasional word; it still allows them to read the book independently and can help to build their confidence.

The cost of a school-wide subscription is $1.30 per student with a 100 student minimum. This allows for multiple students to work off of a single subscription, and there is no limit to the number of books that can be read. There is a home subscription option available. This option provides access for one reader at a time, but they still have access to an unlimited number of books. There are 3, 6, and 12 month options available, with the 3 month option costing $15.99. Although this would not be a feasible option for most of our students on a yearly basis, it would be great as a summer reading option for those who are able to take advantage of it.