Look to Read enables children with disabilities to enjoy books independently
Everyone can enjoy Look to Read as part of their literacy journey – whether you are just starting out or already have some literacy skills. Each book is fully accessible, with exciting content and learning activities to support you at every stage.
Stories are grouped into reading stages – each stage gradually introduces new sounds and vocabulary to build on what you’ve already learned.
Each story comes with four accompanying activities, exploring everything from phonic sounds and story recall.
Symbolised chat grids are available with every story in Look to Read, with commonly used core words and key words from the story.
Discover the joy of books
Look to Read is suitable for AAC learners at any stage in their literacy journey, including those who are:
- Understanding cause and effect and developing access skills
- Exploring books independently for the first time
- Recognising sounds and letters, and developing early literacy
Download the free trial now to read the first story.
Encourage a love of reading
Early literacy begins with exploring books. Looking at the front cover, learning that text flows from left to right, and moving from page to page as you progress through the story – all important parts of a learner’s early literacy experience.
Step one
Choose from one of the 16 stories about the magical adventures of a young boy called Pip and his family.
Step two
See the words of the story displayed on the screen. Look, touch, press your switch or move your mouse over the words to hear them read aloud.
Step three
When you have read the whole sentence, fun animations will bring the story to life
16 animated stories
The stories in Look to Read are grouped into four different reading stages – each stage gradually introduces new sounds and vocabulary to build on what you’ve already learned. As you progress through the stages they introduce more complex sounds, and longer stories with more words on the page.
Discover phonics
Phonics is a method of teaching children to read and write by helping them to hear, identify and use different letter sounds. Look to Read introduces these letter sounds gradually, one story at a time.
Used alongside literacy instruction, the programme encourages learners to link sounds and letters, and begin to read.
Stage 1
Fat Bat Pip Hops Ten Hens Kit Licks
Stage 2
Rabbit King Buzz Bug Chip’s Wish Which Duck?
Stage 3
Tick Tock Clock I am a Fish Pond Picnic Mum’s Shopping Trip
Stage 4
Night Spiders Rainy Day Snow Spotty Dragon
What’s included?
- 16 original animated stories
- 4 stages of progression
- 95 letter sounds and 100 high frequency words
- 64 learning activities
- Symbolised chat grids for every story
- Workbook for tracking and recording progress
- High contrast mode for users with visual impairment
Find everything you need to get started with Look to Read on the Smartbox Hub. Explore support articles, learning resources and our product manual.
